Mitchell Cary Alford (July 10, 1855 – December 9, 1914) was the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky.

[2] At the expiration of his four-year term, he was elected judge of the recorder's court in Lexington, Kentucky.

[2] Following his four-year term, he was one of several Democratic candidates that sought to succeed Brown, but was unsuccessful in this endeavor due in part to his sound money stance during the party's split over Free Silver.

[2] Following the end of his term as lieutenant governor, Alford served several years as the chair of the state Democratic Central Committee.

[2] He helped organize the First National Bank of Middlesboro, Kentucky and was chosen its first president.