Sydney Wheeler Jephcott (30 November 1864 – 3 July 1951) was an Australian poet.

Jephcott was the fifth child of Edwin Jephcott and his wife Susannah, née Sansome, ribbon weavers from Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

[1] His first poetry coincided with J. F. Archibald's editorship of The Bulletin and he became friends with a number of poets who were also part of the Bulletin school, such as John Farrell and Francis Adams.

"[4] Sydney Jephcott was read by Alfred Deakin, Australia's 2nd Prime Minister.

Both Deakin and Jephcott exchanged written correspondence and the letters are available to be read at Australian National Library Canberra.Item 4/729-31.