Alfred Blackman (December 28, 1807 – April 28, 1880) was an American politician. Blackman, son of Samuel C. Blackman, was born in Newtown, Conn., December 28, 1807. He graduated from Yale College in 1828. Immediately after graduation he began the study of law in the office of his father, a Judge of Probate for the district, and in 1830 he was admitted to the bar. In 1832 he removed to the village of Humphreysville, now the town of Seymour, Conn., and practiced there until 1842, when he removed to Waterbury, Conn., to perform the duties of Judge of Probate. In the fall of 1844 he transferred his residence to New Haven, Conn., where he remained until his death In 1842 he was elected to the Connecticut State Senate, and in 1851 was appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, then known as t