William C. Bouck

William C. Bouck
13th Governor of New York
In office January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844
Lieutenant	Daniel S. Dickinson
Preceded by	William H. Seward
Succeeded by	Silas Wright
Assistant Treasurer of the United States for the New York City Sub-Treasury
In office August 8, 1846 – June 30, 1849
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	John Young
Member of the University of the State of New York Board of Regents
In office February 3, 1845 – May 6, 1847
Preceded by	Joseph Russell
Succeeded by	Samuel Luckey
Member of the Erie Canal Commission
In office March 21, 1821 – February 22, 1840
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	David Hudson
Member of the New York State Senate from the Middle District
In office March 21, 1821 – December 31, 1822
Preceded by	Multi-member Middle District
Succeeded by	Multi-member 3rd District
Member of the New York State Assembly from Schoharie County
In office January 1, 1813 – June 30, 1816 Serving with William Dietz (1813–1815) Thomas Lawyer (1815–1816) Peter A. Hilton (1816)
Preceded by	Herman Hickcok Peter A. Hilton
Succeeded by	Peter A. Hilton Isaac Barber Aaron Hubbard
In office July 1, 1817 – June 30, 1818 Serving with George H. Mann Nathan P. Tyler
Preceded by	Peter A. Hilton Isaac Barber Aaron Hubbard
Succeeded by	Aaron Hubbard Jedediah Miller Peter Swart Jr.
Sheriff of Schoharie County, New York
In office March 10, 1812 – March 9, 1813
Preceded by	Stephen Lawrence
Succeeded by	Peter Swart Jr.
Personal details
Born	(1786-01-07)January 7, 1786 Fultonham, New York
Died	April 19, 1859(1859-04-19) (aged 73) Fulton, Schoharie County, New York
Resting place	Middleburgh Cemetery, Middleburgh, New York
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Catherine Lawyer (m. 1807–1859, his death)
Relations	Joseph Bouck (brother)
Children	13 (including Gabriel Bouck)
Occupation	Farmer
Military service
Branch/service	New York Militia
Years of service	1809–1822
Rank	Colonel
Unit	28th Brigade 113th Regiment
Commands	18th Regiment

William Christian Bouck (January 7, 1786 – April 19, 1859) was an American politician from New York. He was the 13th Governor of New York, from 1843 to 1844.

A native of Fultonham, New York, Bouck was educated in the local schools while working on his family's farm and became a farmer himself. Originally a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, and later a Democrat, he began a government and politics career with election as town clerk of Fulton (1807–1808), town supervisor (1808–1809) and sheriff of Schoharie County (1812–1813). Bouck served in the militia from 1809 to 1822 and rose through the ranks to become commander of New York's 18th Regiment with the rank of colonel.

As Bouck's career progressed, he served in the New York State Assembly (1814–1816, 1817–1818) and New York State Senate (1821–1822). From 1821 to 1840, Bouck served on the Erie Canal Commission, and during his long tenure, he oversaw construction of the western portion of the canal and several branch canals.

In 1842, Bouck was elected governor, and he served from 1843 to 1844. His term was largely occupied with responding to the Anti-Rent War, and he was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1844. After leaving office, Bouck served on the state Board of Regents (1845 to 1847) and from 1846 to 1849 was Assistant Treasurer of the United States at the New York City sub-treasury.

Bouck died in Fulton, New York, on April 19, 1859. He was buried at Middleburgh Cemetery in Middleburgh, New York.