Samuel Carpenter

For the member of the Pennsylvania Senate, see Samuel Leas Carpenter. For the mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, see Samuel Carpenter (mayor).

Samuel Carpenter
A reproduction of an 1879 sketch of Samuel Carpenter, a white male with long white hair. He is standing side on with his right shoulder pointing towards the viewer.
1st Treasurer of Pennsylvania
In office
4 June 1704 – 1713
Personal details
Born(1649-11-04)4 November 1649
Horsham, Sussex, England
Died10 April 1714(1714-04-10) (aged 64)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America
Resting placeArch Street (Quakers) Burial Ground, Fourth and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
39°57′7.2″N 75°8′50.17″W / 39.952000°N 75.1472694°W / 39.952000; -75.1472694
SpouseHannah Hardiman
Parent(s)John Carpenter, of Horsham & Sarah
OccupationMerchant
Known forDeputy Governor of Philadelphia, First Treasurer of Pennsylvania
Signature

Samuel Carpenter (4 November 1649 – 10 April 1714) was a Deputy Governor of colonial Pennsylvania. He signed the historic document "The Declaration of Fealty, Christian Belief and Test" dated 10 September 1695; the original is in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Samuel was also called the "First Treasurer" of Pennsylvania, and was a partner and friend of proprietor William Penn.