Lars Benzon (July 21, 1687 – October 5, 1741) was a landowner and a Deputy Director (deputeret) in the General Affairs Commission of the Danish Royal Navy.
[1] Lars Benzon was born at Sæbygård Manor on the island of Zealand, Denmark.
He was the son of General Counselor of the Admiralty Council, Niels Benzon (1646–1708) and Else Scavenius (1660–89).
In 1717, while he was working as a personal secretary (kammerjunker), he received an appointment as deputy in the General Commissioner, a high-ranking title he held during the times of Count Frederik Danneskiold-Samsøe (1707-1770).
Danneskiold was a grandson of King Christian V of Denmark and served as secretary council (Geheimrat) from 1729 and Lieutenant admiral from 1743.