William Selden

{{short description|American politician}}

{{distinguish|William Selden (baseball)|Bee Selden}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = William Selden

| birth_date = {{birth date|1791|1|31}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|1874|4|7|1791|1|31}}

| spouse = Maria Eliza Swann Selden (1833-1834, her death)
Emily Hunter (1840-1874, his death)

| children = 9

| order = 6th

| office = Treasurer of the United States

| term_start = July 22, 1839

| term_end = November 23, 1850

| president = Martin Van Buren
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore

| predecessor = John Campbell

| successor = John Sloane

}}

William Selden (January 31, 1791 – April 7, 1874) served as Treasurer of the United States between July 22, 1839 and Nov 23, 1850, under the administration of six Presidents.

Selden was born in Henrico County, Virginia, to Miles Selden and Elizabeth Armistead Selden. He was a member for Henrico County in the Virginia House of Delegates 1813–1816 and 1818–1821. He later served as Registrar of the Land Office. He married twice, first to Maria Eliza Swann in 1833 having one child, and then to Emily Hunter in 1840 having eight children.