Samuel Amess (1826 – 2 July 1898[1]) was Mayor of Melbourne from 1869–1870, after having joined the council in 1864.

[2] Born in Newburgh, Fife in Scotland, Amess immigrated to Victoria in 1852, and after success on the goldfields established himself as a building contractor.

Among several prominent projects, Amess' firm was involved in the building of the Kew Asylum, Old Treasury Building and Customs House,[2] and he personally funded the celebrations of the opening of the Melbourne Town Hall.

[3] After his term as mayor ended in 1870, Amess remained heavily involved in public life until his death in 1898.

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