Samuel Futhey Dale (July 15, 1773 – September 1, 1842) was an American surveyor, militia member, judge, and legislator from Pennsylvania.
[5][6] Dale was appointed deputy surveyor of Venango, Warren and Clarion counties in 1801, dividing them into thousand-acre tracts.
[6][citation needed] From 1807 to 1813, he was Representative of Venango and Mercer counties in the Pennsylvania State Legislature.
[6] Dale also subdivided the greater part of the Holland Land Company property, later known as the Lancaster Land Company property, in Crawford, Erie, Venango, Warren, and what are now Clarion and Forest counties.
[6][5] Dale died on September 1, 1842, at his home in Centre Square in Lancaster.