Samuel Ingham (September 5, 1793 – November 10, 1881) was a two-term congressman from Connecticut.

Early life

Samuel Ingham was born on September 5, 1793, in Hebron, Connecticut. He attended the common schools in Vermont, studied law with John Mattocks and Sylvester Gilbert, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Canaan, Vermont. He moved to Jewett City, Connecticut, and in 1819, to Essex (then part of Saybrook), Connecticut, and continued the practice of his profession. Ingham died in Essex on November 10, 1881. He was interred in River View Cemetery.