William Macdonald Sobey

William Macdonald Sobey (9 June 192729 May 1989) was a Canadian businessman who was chairman of the board of Sobeys and held a variety of roles across 32 Canadian companies. He served as mayor of Stellarton, Nova Scotia from 1965 to 1970.

Biography William Sobey was born on 9 June 1927 in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia as the oldest son of Frank H. Sobey, who built the Sobeys grocery store chain. He attended Horton Academy in Wolfville with his brother David, and started working in the family business on his summer vacations as a teenager. His son, Frank C. Sobey, also joined the family business.

In 1971, Sobey was awarded a national human relations award from the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews.

Sobey died on 29 May 1989 in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 61. Hundreds of people attended his funeral at the Sharon St. John United Church, including Premier John Buchanan, the former premier Gerald Regan, and the Minister of Public Works Elmer MacKay.