Lieutenant-Commander Sir Sampson Sladen, KBE (14 December 1868 – 6 July 1940) was a Royal Navy officer and firefighter.

He resigned his commission in 1899 on being selected for appointment to the London Fire Brigade.

By 1903, the whole county north of the River Thames, except for the central district, was placed under his direct charge.

[2] His naval commission was restored in 1904 when he volunteered to serve in case of war or emergency.

On his retirement from the London Fire Brigade, he became technical adviser to the Ministry of Munitions from 1919 to 1920 and Transport Commissioner (London) at the Ministry of Transport from 1920 to 1921.