Henry M. Spofford

Henry Martyn Spofford (September 8, 1821 – August 20, 1880) was a judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court, born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. He graduated from Amherst College and relocated to Louisiana, in 1845, where he practiced law. Spofford was elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court and served until 1858, when he resigned to return to his law practice. He was a member of The Boston Club of New Orleans.

Spofford was married on January 7, 1861, to Ophelia Jane Martin (1832-1894), daughter of Judge Thomas Martin of Pulaski, Tennessee. They had three children: Eleanor Spofford, Thomas Martin Spofford and Nina Spofford.

Spofford co-authored the book "The Louisiana Magistrate, and Parish Officers’ Guide" with his law partner, Historic Eighteenth District Court colleague Judge Edward Olcott He was the District Attorney in the Louisiana Historic Seventeenth Judicial District in Caddo Parish from 1850 to 1852 and then was the judge for the Louisiana Historic Eighteenth Judicial District Court in Caddo Parish from 1852 to 1854.