Henry Gold Danforth (June 14, 1854 – April 8, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in the town of Gates, New York (now part of Rochester), Danforth attended private schools in Rochester, New York, and Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire.

He was admitted to the bar in 1880 and commenced practice in Rochester.

He served as director of the Rochester General Hospital 1889-1918.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress