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Samuel Feake
Died 16 Jun 1757
Occupation Colonial Administrator
Known for President of Bengal

Samuel Feake (died 16 Jun 1757) was an administrator of the English East India Company. He served as President in the Bay, and Governor and Commander-in-Chief for Fort William. His son Charles Feake was an English physician and Fellow of the Royal Society. Feake was appointed on 12 January 1718 as the Governor of Bengal for the United East India Company after Robert Hedges. He left office on 17 January 1723 and later returned to England due to illness.

Death

Feake died on 16 June 1757 in London at the aged 75 years.

Political offices
Preceded by
Robert Hedges
President of Bengal
12 January 1718 – 17 January 1723
Succeeded by
John Deane
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