| Thomas B. Stoddard | |
| Image Name: | Thomas Stoddard.jpg |
| Order: | 1st |
| Mayor of La Crosse, Wisconsin | |
| Term Start: | April 1856 |
| Term End: | April 1857 |
| Predecessor: | Position established |
| Successor: | Erasmus D. Campbell |
| State1: | Wisconsin |
| State Assembly1: | Wisconsin |
| District1: | La Crosse |
| Term Start1: | January 1, 1862 |
| Term End1: | January 1, 1863 |
| Predecessor1: | Isaac E. Messmore (La Crosse and Monroe) |
| Successor1: | Enos M. Philips |
| Birth Name: | Thomas Benton Stoddard |
| Birth Date: | 11 December 1800 |
| Birth Place: | Canandaigua, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | La Crosse, Wisconsin, US. |
| Restingplace: | Oak Grove Cemetery La Crosse, Wisconsin |
| Education: | Columbia University Yale University |
| Party: | Republican |
Thomas Benton Stoddard (December 11, 1800 – February 24, 1876)[1] was an American lawyer and politician who served as the first mayor of La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Born in Canandaigua, New York, Stoddard graduated from Columbia University and Yale University. He studied law under Aaron Burr.[2]
In 1851, Stoddard moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin, and he was elected the first mayor of the city in 1856.[3] In 1862, he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[4]
The village of Stoddard, Wisconsin was named after Stoddard.[5]