William Wade Hampton

William Wade Hampton (22 January 1856–1928) was one of the first attorneys in Gainesville, Florida.

Hampton was born near Albany, Georgia. His family was descended from Anthony Hampton, one of the first white settlers in Virginia; his father, Thomas Franklin Hampton, was a clerk in Decatur County, Georgia. He went to private schools in Bainbridge, Georgia and was admitted to the Georgia bar association in 1876. One of his grandsons, William Wade Hampton III, served as City Judge in Gainesville and later as a Federal Judge.