George Samuel Sale (17 May 1831 – 25 December 1922) was a New Zealand station manager, cricketer, newspaper editor, goldminer, public administrator and university professor.

[1] He was educated at Rugby School and Cambridge University (Trinity College),[2] where he won the Members Latin Prize.

[4] In May 1861 he became the first editor of The Press in Christchurch, but later that year he want to the Otago goldfields to take up mining.

[7] He was a member of the County of Westland, representing the Hokitika riding from 10 December 1868 to 16 April 1869.

[8] When the University of Otago was established in 1870 he was one of the three foundation professors,[1] specialising in Classics, particularly Greek and Latin.