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William F. Englebright
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's1st district
In office November 6, 1906 – March 3, 1911
Preceded by	James Gillett
Succeeded by	John E. Raker
Personal details
Born	William Fellows Englebrght (1855-11-23)November 23, 1855 New Bedford, Massachusetts
Died	February 10, 1915(1915-02-10) (aged 59) Oakland, California
Resting place	Pine Grove Cemetery inNevada City, California
Political party	Republican
Children	Harry L. Englebright
Occupation	Mining Engineer

William Fellows Englebright (November 23, 1855 – February 10, 1915) was an American miner and politician who served three terms as aU.S. Representative fromCalifornia from 1906 to 1911. He was the father of RepresentativeHarry Lane Englebright.

Born inNew Bedford, Massachusetts, Englebright moved with his parents toVallejo, California. He attended private and public schools and first began serving the United States as a joiner's apprentice atMare Island Naval Shipyard. After he completed his studies in engineering he established himself inNevada City, California as a mining engineer where he also served as a member of the Nevada City Board of Education.^[1]

Englebright was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofJames N. Gillett. In Congress he served on the House Irrigation of Arid Lands committee, the House Mines and Mining committee, and the House Naval Affairs committee.^[2]

He was reelected to theSixtieth andSixty-first Congresses and served from November 6, 1906, until his defeat in the 1910 election, leaving office on March 3, 1911.

After his political career, he resumed his occupation as a mining engineer.

Englebright died inOakland, California on February 10, 1915, and was interred at Pine Grove Cemetery inNevada City, California.^[1]

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