Samuel Saunders (12 August 1814 – 2 March 1908) was an English social reformer, activist, and entrepreneur.

He worked as a master miller, farmer, manufacturing chemist, and operated a fruit preservation business.

[5] His nephew was Samuel Saunders (1857–1943), journalist and newspaper editor,[6] and his niece was Sarah Page, teacher, feminist, reformer, and politician.

By 20, he was involved in the Anti-Slavery Society, the Anti-Corn Law League, and advocacy for the Municipal Reform Bill.

[1] Saunders adopted vegetarianism in 1837 after meeting Isaac Pitman and reading works by Sylvester Graham.

Additionally, he was involved in the anti-vaccination movement and promoted hydrotherapy and homeopathy, claiming to have achieved cures through these methods.

[13] Saunders established a Working Men's Hall in Market Lavington and built his own home with a focus on ventilation and hygiene.

Speakers in attendance included Saunders (then aged 86), Joseph Wallace, T. A. Hanson, C. P. Newcombe, John E. B.