Eleazer Wakeley (June 25, 1822 – November 21, 1912) was an American lawyer, politician, judge, and pioneer of Wisconsin and Nebraska.

His father was Solmous Wakeley, who served in the Wisconsin Legislature.

In 1857, Wakeley was appointed to the Nebraska Territorial Supreme Court serving until 1861.

He served briefly in the American Civil War, volunteering with the 145th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, but received a medical discharge after the Battle of Fredericksburg, only four months into his service.

[4][5] After he died in Omaha on November 21, 1912, he was buried at the Prospect Hill Cemetery.