Samuel Ironside (9 September 1814–24 April 1897) was an English Methodist missionary in New Zealand, where he became a supporter and signatory of the Treaty of Waitangi.
[2] After studying at a Wesleyan theological college, he left England to seek missionary work in the South Seas and arrived at Hokianga, New Zealand, in 1839.
Within a few months, Ironside became fluent in the Maori language and was a witness to the Treaty of Waitangi which established British sovereignty over New Zealand.
He was a member of the committee which arranged the Te Aro land purchase of 1844 and witnessed the Maori's signatures to the document.
After moving to Australia in 1857 he worked as a missionary in Sydney, Adelaide and later Melbourne, where he was also secretary to the Victorian foreign mission.