Stephen Olney (October 12, 1755, North Providence, Rhode Island – November 23, 1832) was a soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and later a Rhode Island legislator.

Captain Olney lead the American sappers over the top of Redoubt 10, calling back to his troops "in a tone as if there were no danger, Capt.

Olney was badly wounded including a bayonet in the gut which was thought to be fatal.

He resigned in May, of 1782, stating in a letter to General Washington that since the war was over, he felt it was not honorable to remain in the Army waiting to be paid.

Charles L. Hodges, Olney's great-grandson, was a career officer in the U.S. Army and attained the rank of major general.