William Henry Gleason (September 28, 1833 – February 21, 1892) was an American minister and politician. Gleason, eldest son of Rev. Henry Gleason and Cynthia Stanton (née Vandervoort) Gleason Havens, was born on September 28, 1833, in Durham, Connecticut, where his father (who died in 1839) was pastor of the Congregational Church. He entered Yale College from Sag Harbor, New York. He graduated in 1853 and was a member of Skull and Bones. This article incorporates public domain material from the 1892 Yale Obituary Record.