William Robert Broughton was a British naval officer in the late 18th century. As a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, he commanded HMS Chatham as part of the Vancouver Expedition, a voyage of exploration through the Pacific Ocean led by Captain George Vancouver in the early 1790s.
- Occupation
- explorer
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- May 22, 1762
- Died
- March 14, 1821, March 12, 1821
