William Williams FRSE PRCVS (1832-1900) was a Welsh veterinary surgeon who served as principal of the Dick Veterinary College in Edinburgh (1867-73) and as president of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (1879). He was the founder and principal of the New Veterinary College, in Gayfield Square (later Elm Row), Edinburgh (1873-1900). He wrote several standard works on veterinary science.
Williams was born in Bontnewydd near St Asaph Wales in 1832, qualified MRCVS in Edinburgh, and set up a veterinary practice in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.[1]
Williams married Caroline Owen. He was the father of William Owen Williams, Professor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery at Liverpool University.
Williams died on 12 November 1900, at 1 Crawford Place, Edinburgh. He was interred at Warriston Cemetery.