| Samuel Demeritt Felker | |
| Order: | 54th |
| Office: | Governor of New Hampshire |
| Term Start: | January 2, 1913 |
| Term End: | January 1, 1915 |
| Predecessor: | Robert P. Bass |
| Successor: | Rolland H. Spaulding |
| Office2: | Mayor of Rochester, New Hampshire |
| Term Start2: | 1896 |
| Term End2: | 1897 |
| Office3: | Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives |
| Term Start3: | 1909 |
| Term End3: | 1911 |
| Office4: | Member of the New Hampshire Senate |
| Term Start4: | 1890 |
| Term End4: | 1892 |
| Office5: | Judge of the Rochester, N.H. Municipal Court |
| Term Start5: | July 20, 1915 |
| Term End5: | 1930 |
| Birth Date: | 16 April 1859 |
| Birth Place: | Rochester, New Hampshire |
| Death Place: | Rochester, New Hampshire |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Alma Mater: | Dartmouth College, 1882; Boston University School of Law, L.L.B., A.M., 1887 |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
Samuel Demeritt Felker (April 16, 1859November 14, 1932) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Rochester, New Hampshire.
Felker was born to William H. and Deborah A. (Demeritt) Felker in Rochester, New Hampshire. Felker married Mary J. Dudley on June 26, 1900 in Buffalo, New York. Felker was a member of the Congregationalist Church.
Felker graduated from Dartmouth College in 1882. In 1888 Felker earned a A.M. and a L.L.B from the Boston University School of Law.
Felker was a member of the New Hampshire state constitutional convention of 1889, he served in the New Hampshire Senate from 1890 to 1892, as the mayor of Rochester, New Hampshire in 1896 and 1897, and from 1909 to 1911 in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
In 1912 Felker ran as a Democrat for governor of New Hampshire; because no candidate received a majority of the vote, Felker was selected governor by the New Hampshire legislature. Felker did not seek reelection in 1914, and after deliberating, decided against a bid for the state's U.S. Senate seat.[1] [2]
Felker's gubernatorial successor, Rolland H. Spaulding, appointed Felker as Judge of the Rochester Municipal Court, a position Felker held from July 20, 1915 until 1930.
Felker died at his home in Rochester on November 14, 1932.[3]