William Baillie Hamilton

William Baillie Hamilton (19295 November 2012) was a Canadian historian who was a professor at several schools including Mount Allison University's faculty of social sciences. He was the author of several books, most notably regarding toponymy in Canada.

Biography William B. Hamilton was born in 1929 to parents Allister Hamilton and Christene Baille. He grew up in Brule Point, Nova Scotia, graduating from Pictou Academy. He subsequently earned a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education, and Master of Arts from Mount Allison University and a PhD from the University of Western Ontario.

Hamilton was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Fellow of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, holding appointments across a variety of universities in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. He retired from teaching in 1995, when he was named professor emeritus at Mount Allison University.