Samuel Edwards (c. 1668 – 1738) of Frodesley, Shropshire, was a British government official and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1738 Edwards was the son of John Edwards of Pentre, Montgomeryshire.
He was appointed trustee for keeper of Windsor Great Park in 1709 and held other offices including cashier and paymaster of Exchequer bills, and director in several lotteries.
He married as his second wife, Elizabeth Jones, daughter of a Shropshire clergyman in September 1723.
He was elected Whig Member of Parliament for Wenlock in a contest at the 1722, probably on the joint interests of William Forester and Lord Bradford.
He left two sons by his first wife of whom Godolphin was Mayor of Shrewsbury in 1730.