Rufus McIntire (December 19, 1784 – April 28, 1866) was a United States lawyer, captain of U.S. Army artillery in the War of 1812, congressman, U.S.

McIntire's troops were deployed in northern New York State and Canada and were engaged in significant battles at Sackets Harbor, Crysler's Farm and Fort Oswego.

In 1837, McIntire was a candidate for the Democratic party's nomination for governor; but at the state convention, he finished second to Gorham Parks by a vote of 137 to 167.

Because the boundary between Maine and New Brunswick remained unsettled, he was sent with a posse of militiamen into the disputed Aroostook territory to combat the intrusion of Canadian lumbering operations.

On the night of February 12, 1839, McIntire's cabin was surrounded by armed Canadians, who took him prisoner and transported him to jail in Fredericton.