Dorsey William Shackleford (August 27, 1853 – July 15, 1936) was a United States Representative from Missouri.

He attended public schools and William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri where he studied law.

He served as judge of the fourteenth judicial circuit of Missouri from June 1, 1892, until his resignation on September 9, 1899, having been elected to Congress.

Shackleford was elected as a Democratic Representative to the Fifty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Richard P. Bland.

He moved to Jefferson City, Missouri, in 1919 and continued the practice of law.