Samuel Edwards (silversmith)

Samuel Edwards (June 21, 1705 - April 14, 1762) was an American silversmith, active in Boston.

He married Sarah Smith on August 23, 1733, and was appointed Assessor in 1760.

He created pieces for a number of local congregations and received commissions from the General Assembly for presentation pieces, as well as selling silver to individuals.

His obituary in the Boston Gazette, April 19, 1762, records that he "... died here after a few Days Illness of a violent Fever, in the 57th Year of his Age, Mr. Samuel Edwards, goldsmith, who, for several Years has been one of the Assesors of the Town; and esteemed as a Man of Integrity, exact and faithful in all his Transactions; His Death is Lamented as a publick Loss."

He bequeathed to his nephew, silversmith Joseph Edwards Jr., "a thimble stamp and a swage for tea and large spoons."