Thomas Legh Claughton (6 November 1808 – 25 July 1892) was a British academic, poet, and clergyman.

He was the son of Lancashire MP Thomas Claughton and his wife, Maria.

Possibly as he already resided in the newly created Diocese, Claughton chose to become the first Bishop of St Albans, a post which he held until 1890.

Claughton married the Honourable Julia Susannah Ward, eldest daughter of William Humble Ward, 10th Baron Ward, and had five sons and four daughters: From his enthronement as 98th Bishop of Rochester to his resignation from the bishopric of St Albans in 1890, Claughton resided at Danbury Palace (near Chelmsford), where he died.

It was a distinguished occupancy as his elder daughter, Amelia, married (for her second time) the Duke of Argyll at a ceremony at the Palace.