Marcus Motier Drake (1835–1907) was the mayor of the city of Buffalo, New York, serving from November to December 1882, after the resignation of Grover Cleveland.

In August 1862, he enlisted in the Union Army at Dunkirk, New York, and entered as a private in the 72d Regiment, N.Y.

Upon his transfer, he was promoted to the rank of 1st Lieutenant and placed in command of Company H, which was present at the surrender at Appomattox.

In 1895, under Mayor Edgar B. Jewett, Drake was made Commissioner of Public Works, a position he held from January 1896 until December 1900.

During his commissionership, a giant boulder was placed in the meadow of Delaware Park, marking the burial site of 300 unknown soldiers of the War of 1812.