William Pollitt

Colonel Sir William Pollitt VD DL
Pollitt in 1899
High Sheriff of Cheshire
In office 1908–1908
Monarch	Edward VII
Preceded by	Sir Gilbert Greenall
Succeeded by	Herbert Wheeler Hind
Personal details
Born	24 February 1842
Died	14 October 1908 (aged 66)

Sir William Pollitt VD DL (24 February 1842 – 14 October 1908) was an English railway manager and civic dignitary. From 1886 to 1902, he served as general manager of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MSL&R), which was renamed Great Central Railway in 1897. He was knighted in 1899 and appointed High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1908.