William Sclater (1906–1980) was a Scottish- Canadian journalist and naval officer, who won the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction at the 1947 Governor General's Awards for Haida, his account of the history of the Royal Canadian Navy destroyer HMCS Haida. ^[1]

Born in Scotland, Sclater served with the British forces in Malaya from 1925 to 1927. ^[2] He moved to Canada in 1931, joining the Royal Canadian Navy and attaining the rank of lieutenant-commander. ^[2] He later worked as a journalist and as executive secretary of the Canadian Horse Show Association. ^[2]

He died on May 27, 1980, at his summer home in Port Sydney, Ontario. ^[2]

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