Samuel Wells (August 15, 1801 – July 15, 1868) was an American politician and the 25th Governor of Maine.

Samuel Wells was born in Durham, New Hampshire on August 15, 1801.

He was educated at local schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar.

Wells was an associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from 1847 to 1854.

A Democrat, Wells became Governor of Maine in 1856, chosen by the state legislature after none of the candidates in a three-way race obtained the popular vote majority required by law.