| Samuel Platt | |
| Constituency Mp: | Toronto East |
| Parliament: | Canadian |
| Predecessor: | John O'Donohoe |
| Successor: | John Small |
| Term Start: | 1875 |
| Term End: | 1882 |
| Birth Date: | 1812 |
| Birth Place: | Armagh, Ireland |
| Death Date: | May 5, 1887 (aged 74–75) |
| Death Place: | Toronto, Ontario |
| Party: | Independent |
Samuel Platt (1812 - May 5, 1887) was a Canadian brewer and politician. He was born in Ireland in 1812 and immigrated to Canada in 1827.[1]
He worked as a clerk at Enoch Turner's brewery for four years and then erected a distillery of his own at Berkeley and Front Streets.[1]
Platt married a Miss Lockett in 1836.[2]
He served as a councillor for St. Lawrence Ward from 1845 to 1851, followed by a two-year term as an alderman for St. David's Ward in 1853 and 1854.[1]
In 1872, Platt was one of four citizens appointed to the Water Commission, which supervised the construction of the city's waterworks before disbanding in 1877.[1]
He was elected as an Independent to represent the federal riding of Toronto East in 1875 and 1878.
Platt also served as a director of the Consumers Gas Company.[1]