William Coddington (c. 1601–1678) was a magistrate of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and later of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. William Coddington may also refer to: Sir William Coddington, 1st Baronet (1830–1918), English cotton manufacturer and politician William Coddington Jr. (1651–1689), governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations See also Coddington (disambiguation)