| William Wayte | |
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| Full name | William Wayte |
| Country |  England |
| Born | 4 September 1829 Calne, England |
| Died | 3 May 1898 (aged 68) London, England |
| Title | Master |
William Wayte (4 September 1829 – 3 May 1898) was a Church of England cleric and a British chess master. He was one of a group of ministers who played a prominent role in English chess in the late nineteenth century. Although little remembered today, according to Chessmetrics he was the number 9 player in the world at his peak in 1878.