Oliver Lyman Spaulding (August 2, 1833 – July 30, 1922) was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.

He completed preparatory studies, graduated from Oberlin College of Ohio in 1855, and moved to Michigan where he taught school.

[1] During the Civil War, Spaulding served in the Union Army as a captain in the 23rd Michigan Infantry Regiment.

He also served as chairman of the commission sent to the Sandwich Islands to investigate alleged violations of the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty in 1883.

[1] Their son, Oliver Lyman Spaulding, served as a brigadier general during World War I.