Mary Telfair (January 28, 1791 – June 2, 1875)[1] was an art collector, philanthropist and prominent citizen of Savannah, Georgia, United States.

[3] She was schooled in New York from the age of ten, quickly becoming a "voracious reader" of writers such as Hannah More and Lord Byron.

Following her death, an inventory of her estate revealed that her collections numbered over 200 pieces, including paintings, prints, statues and plaster casts.

Her will stated that funds be used to complete W. B. Hodgson Hall (built in 1876 and named for her brother-in-law, who died five years previously) for the Georgia Historical Society to use as their home.

[2][4] Her most well-known legacy, however, is the Telfair Academy (located in her former home, designed by noted architect William Jay), which opened to the public in 1886.