Stewart Lyndon Woodford (September 3, 1835 – February 14, 1913) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the lieutenant governor of New York.

[1] Born in New York City, Woodford graduated from Columbia University in 1854, studied law, and attained admission to the bar.

Becoming active in politics as a Republican, he served as Assistant United States Attorney for New York's Southern District from 1861 until volunteering for the Union Army in 1862.

In 1860, he was chosen as the messenger of the electoral college for New York state to convey to Washington, D.C. its vote in favor of the presidency of Abraham Lincoln.

In June 1897, President William McKinley appointed Woodford to the post of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain.

He died from heart disease at his home in New York City on February 14, 1913, and was interred in Woodland Cemetery in Stamford, Connecticut.