William Houstoun (lawyer)

William Houstoun
Painting of Houstoun by Archibald Robertson, 1791
Born	1755 Savannah, Province of Georgia, British Empire
Died	March 17, 1813(1813-03-17) (aged 66–67) Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Resting place	St. Paul's Chapel, New York City
Citizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain (1755–1776) United States (1776–1813)
Education	Inner Temple, London
Occupations	Lawyer planter statesman delegate from the Province of Georgia to the Congress of the Confederation delegate from the State of Georgia to the Constitutional Convention
Spouse	Mary Bayard (m. 1786; died 1806)
Father	Sir Patrick Houstoun

William Houstoun (/ˈhaʊstən/ HOW-stən; 1755 – March 17, 1813) was a Founding Father of the United States, statesman, and lawyer. He served the Province of Georgia as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later the State of Georgia to the United States Constitutional Convention in 1787.