William Nelson Page  (January 6, 1854- March 7, 1932), was a United States civil engineer, entrepreneur, capitalist, businessman, and industrialist.  Page was one of the leading developers of West Virginia's rich bituminous coal fields in the late 19th and early 20th century. as well as being deeply involved in building the infrastructure to transport the mined coal. He came to the area to help build the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway  and soon became involved in many coal and related enterprises in the mountains of Virginia and West Virginia. Among his many enterprises, Page partnered with financier Henry Huttleston Rogers to plan and construct the Virginia Railway (VGN), construct the  secretly built right between two of the country's larger railroads. The well-engineered and highly efficient VGN operated very profitably and came to be known as the "Richest Little Railroad in the World." Page was also a civic leader, a mayor of his hometown of Ansted, served in the local militia during the Spanish American War and later the West Virginia National Guard, and helped found a hospital in 1889.  After his retirement in 1917, a ship which served the US Navy and the merchant marine during both world wars, the S.S. William N. Page, was named in his honor.