Henry Stanley Benedict (February 20, 1878 – July 10, 1930) was an American lawyer and politician who served briefly as a U.S. Representative from California from 1916 to 1917.

Benedict was admitted to the bar in 1910 and began practicing law in Los Angeles, California.

A Republican, Benedict was elected to the Sixty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative William D. Stephens (November 7, 1916 – March 3, 1917).

He was nominated by the Progressive Party for the Sixty-fifth Congress but withdrew in favor of the Republican nominee.

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