William Shields Goodwin (May 2, 1866 – August 9, 1937) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a United States Representative from Arkansas from 1911 to 1921.
Goodwin was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1921).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1920, losing the primary election to Tilman Parks.
Later career and death
After leaving Congress, Goodwin returned to the practice of law in Warren, Arkansas.
He died there on August 9, 1937, and was interred in Oak Lawn Cemetery.