William John Howey

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William John Howey
Personal details
Born	(1876-01-19)January 19, 1876 Odin, Illinois, U.S.
Died	June 7, 1938(1938-06-07) (aged 62)
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mary Grace Hastings ​ (m. 1914)​

William John Howey (January 19, 1876 – June 7, 1938) was an American real-estate developer, citrus grower and Republican politician from Florida.

He founded and served as mayor for the town of Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. He developed and sold citrus groves, becoming one of Florida's greatest citrus developers. He opened Florida's first citrus juice plant. He ran twice for governor. A former home near Lake Wales, Florida became the site of Florida's Bok Tower at the Bok Tower Gardens.