William A. Hawkins (April 7, 1812March 19, 1888) was an American hotelier, politician, and pioneer of Wisconsin and Colorado. He served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the south side of the city of Milwaukee during the 1853 and 1856 terms. During his latter term, he was implicated in the massive railroad bribery scheme that tainted most of the legislators in that term. Soon after, he left Wisconsin and settled in Chaffee County, Colorado, where he served as a police magistrate and the second mayor of Salida, Colorado.
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