William Francis Deegan

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William Francis Deegan (1882–1932) was an architect, Major in the Army Corps of Engineers, and Democratic political leader in New York City.

He was educated at Cooper Union, and served in the US Army during World War I supervising the construction of military bases in the New York area. Later in life he held a number of positions within the city government, including President of the Bronx Chamber of Commerce and Tenement House Commissioner.

He died during the course of surgery in 1932.

The Major Deegan Expressway section of I-87 in the Bronx is named after him.

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