Samuel Eddy Barrett (1834–1912) was a Chicago industrialist and major in the American Civil War.

Samuel Eddy Barrett was born on May 16, 1834 in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts.

[1] He moved to Chicago, Illinois and in 1857 founded the manufacturing firm Barrett, Powell & Arnold, which later became S.E.

He volunteered in the 1st Illinois Artillery Regiment, commanding its Company B.

Barrett married Alice D. Brush on May 20, 1868, and had six children.