E. William Crotty

{{Short description|American diplomat (1931–1999)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = E. William Crotty

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| birth_name = Edmund William Crotty

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|06|28|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Claremont, New Hampshire, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1999|10|10|1931|06|28|mf=y}}

| death_place = Gainesville, Florida, U.S.

| nationality =

| other_names =

| occupation = attorney, diplomat

| years_active =

| known_for = US Ambassador to Caribbean islands

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| education = Dartmouth College,
University of Michigan Law School

}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| office = 5th United States Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda

| term_start = January 19, 1999

| term_end = October 10, 1999

| predecessor = Jeanette W. Hyde

| successor = James A. Daley

}}

Edmund William Crotty (June 28, 1931 – October 10, 1999) was an American diplomat. A non-career appointee, he served concurrent appointments as the U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Grenada, and Barbados (Appointed: October 22, 1998, Presentation of Credentials: August 17, 1999, Termination of Mission: Died at Gainesville, Florida October 10, 1999).{{cite web |title=E. William Crotty |url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/crotty-e-william |website=Office of the Historian |publisher=State Department |accessdate=14 January 2020}} Before serving as ambassador, he was an attorney, chairman of the executive committee of the Democratic National Committee's board of directors and described as “a player in the highest levels of Democratic Party fund raising.”