Rear Admiral Thomas Oliver Selfridge (24 April 1804 – 15 October 1902) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War and was the father of Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr. His old wound forced him to relinquish his command in February 1862, and he served ashore until retiring in 1866. He was a Veteran Companion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States and the Military Order of Foreign Wars. Rear Admiral Selfridge died in Waverly (now part of Belmont, Massachusetts).