Samuel Petty

{{Short description|American local politician, carpenter and state legislator}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1842|03|15}}

| birth_place = Duval County, Florida, U.S.

| occupation = Carpenter

| state_house = Florida

| term = 1873–1875

| district = Nassau County

| party = Republican

}}

Samuel Petty (March 15, 1842 – ?) was a local politician and state legislator in Florida. He was also a delegate to Florida's 1885 Constitutional Convention.{{Cite book|last=Brown|first=Canter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_1iRfGqI2LAC&dq=samuel+petty+fernandina+florida&pg=PA116|title=Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924|date=1998|publisher=University of Alabama Press|isbn=978-0-8173-0915-2|pages=116|language=en}}

He served for several year on Fernandina Beach's council and represented Nassau County, Florida in the Florida House of Representatives from 1873 to 1875.{{Cite book|last=Brown|first=Canter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_1iRfGqI2LAC&dq=samuel+petty+fernandina+florida&pg=PA116|title=Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924|date=1998|publisher=University of Alabama Press|isbn=978-0-8173-0915-2|pages=116|language=en}} When he served in the Florida House, Liberty Billings represented Fernandina in the Florida Senate.{{cite web | url=https://ameliaisland.pastperfectonline.com/archive/9372DC9E-1E91-49D9-99D8-505561523521 | title=The Acts and Resolutions adopted by the Legislature of Florida at its Seventh Session - Resolution | Amelia Island Museum of History }} He bid on a school construction project in Fernandina.{{cite web | url=https://ameliaisland.pastperfectonline.com/archive/6D86E08B-029A-4E53-8170-229702796678 | title=Report of Bids received for building schoolhouses - Report | Amelia Island Museum of History }}

He testified that during the 1876 election "colored" railroad employees were compelled to vote the Democratic Party ticket with marked ballots that were tracked to ensure they complied. He testified that those who did not were fired.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wY1jyIBd5ugC&dq=samuel+petty+fernandina&pg=PA407|title=House documents|date=November 14, 1877|via=Google Books}}{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=60iQlw06oE0C&dq=samuel+petty+fernandina&pg=RA3-PA440|title=Senate documents|date=November 14, 1877|via=Google Books}}