Jerediah Horsford

Jerediah Horsford (March 8, 1791 – January 14, 1875) was an American politician from New York.

He later moved to Genesee County, New York, where he served as an officer in a unit which took part in the Battle of Lundy's Lane.

He was a pioneer in scientific farming methods, an active member of several agricultural societies, and the inventor of an animal feed named Horsford's Cattle Food.

He remained in the New York Militia, and rose to colonel and commander of the regiment based in Livingston County.

His children included inventor and scientist Eben Norton Horsford.