Samuel Butler (schoolmaster)

The Right Reverend Samuel Butler FRS
Bishop of Lichfield
Diocese	Diocese of Lichfield
In office	1836–1839
Predecessor	Henry Ryder
Successor	James Bowstead
Personal details
Born	(1774-01-30)30 January 1774
Died	4 December 1839(1839-12-04) (aged 65)
Denomination	Anglican
Education	Rugby School
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge

Samuel Butler FRS (30 January 1774 – 4 December 1839) was an English classical scholar and schoolmaster of Shrewsbury School, and Bishop of Lichfield. His grandson was Samuel Butler, the author of the novel Erewhon.