William Nosworthy

Sir William Nosworthy
4th Minister of External Affairs
In office
24 May 1926 – 24 August 1928
Prime MinisterGordon Coates
Preceded byFrancis Bell
Succeeded byGordon Coates
23rd Minister of Finance
In office
14 May 1925 – 24 May 1926
Prime MinisterFrancis Bell
Gordon Coates
Preceded byWilliam Massey
Succeeded byWilliam Downie Stewart
8th Minister of Agriculture
In office
4 September 1919 – 21 January 1926
Prime MinisterWilliam Massey
Francis Bell
Gordon Coates
Preceded byWilliam MacDonald
Succeeded byOswald Hawken
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Ashburton
In office
2 December 1908 – 14 November 1928
Preceded byJohn McLachlan
Succeeded byelectorate abolished
Personal details
Born(1867-10-18)18 October 1867
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died26 September 1946(1946-09-26) (aged 78)
Ashburton, New Zealand
Political partyReform
Spouse
Lilian Kate Wright
(m. 1909)
RelationsEdward George Wright (father-in-law)

Sir William Nosworthy KCMG (18 October 1867 – 26 September 1946) was a New Zealand politician. He briefly served as Minister of Finance and then Minister of External Affairs in the Reform Government.