William T. Warburton

William T. Warburton (July 16, 1852 – February 28, 1922) was an American politician, lawyer and bank president from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County in 1912.

Early life William T. Warburton was born on July 16, 1852, on a farm near Bay View, Maryland, to Elizabeth (née McCauley) and William Thomas Warburton. His father was a farmer and Methodist preacher. His uncle James McCauley was chief judge of the orphans' court and his uncle Daniel McCauley was a county commissioner in Baltimore. He served as state's attorney for Cecil County. In the 1880s, he served as counsel for William N. Singerly and later was counsel of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. In 1915, Warburton ran for the Republican nomination for governor of Maryland, but lost to Ovington Weller. He ran for Maryland Senate in 1917, but lost to Omar D. Crothers. He attended the 1888 Republican National Convention and one of the conventions that nominated William Howard Taft.