Samuel Platt

Samuel Platt (1812 – May 5, 1887) was a Canadian brewer and politician.

[2] He worked as a clerk at Enoch Turner's brewery for four years and then erected a distillery of his own at Berkeley and Front Streets.

[2] In 1872, Platt was one of four citizens appointed to the Water Commission, which supervised the construction of the city's waterworks before disbanding in 1877.

[2] He was elected as an Independent to represent the federal riding of Toronto East in 1875 and 1878.

[3] Platt also served as a director of the Consumers Gas Company.