Stephen Samuel Stratton (19 December 1840 – 25 June 1906) was an English music critic, organist and author.
He was a chorister at St. Mary's Church, Ealing and studied music under Charles Lucas.
[1] He arrived in Birmingham in 1866 and became music critic to the Birmingham Post in 1877, holding the post until his death.
[2] He was also a frequent contributor to the London Musical Press.
He was the joint author with James Duff Brown of British Musical Biography published in 1897.