Samuel Rollin Hesson

Samuel Rollin Hesson (September 29, 1829 – November 19, 1915) was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada.

He represented Perth North in the House of Commons of Canada from 1878 to 1891 as a Conservative member.

He was born in County Antrim, the son of John Hesson and Elizabeth Dunbar, and came to Ogdensburg, New York with his family in 1831; the family moved to Upper Canada the following year.

Hesson worked in the lumber trade and taught school before becoming a merchant.

Hesson was a member of the town council for Stratford and served as mayor in 1875.