John Godfrey Saxe II (June 25, 1877 – April 17, 1953) of Manhattan was a lawyer and a member of the New York State Senate.

He was president of the New York State Bar Association, and counsel for Columbia University.

[1] He was born on June 25, 1877, in Saratoga, New York, to John Theodore Saxe and Mary Bosworth.

[1] He was the grandson of John Godfrey Saxe.

[1] In the November 8, 1910 New York State Senate election, in the 17th State Senate district that was Republican by a great majority, John Saxe defeated incumbent Senator George B. Agnew who had been the sponsor of the Hart–Agnew Law that would lead to the complete shutdown of Thoroughbred racing in New York State.