Elisha Ticknor (born March 25, 1757, in Lebanon, Connecticut) was an educator and merchant primarily in Boston, Massachusetts.
He was the father of George Ticknor, who became a professor and renowned expert at Harvard University in the history and criticism of Spanish literature.
He had married and had a family; his son George Ticknor later became known as an academic at Harvard University, developing its department in the study of Spanish literature and culture.
He originated the scheme for public primary schools in Boston, proposing them at a town meeting in 1818.
In 1818, he presented a plan to prevent the causes and perfect the cure of pauperism in Boston.