William Smart (1850-1926) was a British economist and author. He was born in London and educated at King's College London and the University of Cambridge. He was a professor of political economy at the University of London from 1891 to 1895. Smart wrote several books on economics, including Women's Wages (1892), which argued that women should be paid the same wages as men for the same work. He also wrote The Principles of Political Economy (1895) and The Theory of Value (1899). He was a member of the Royal Economic Society and the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Smart was a strong advocate for women's rights and was a founding member of the Women's Industrial Council. He was also a member of the Fabian Society and the Labour Representation Committee. He was a strong supporter of the Labour Party and was a member of the London County Council from 1904 to 1910.
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