Samuel Kent (c. 1683 – 8 October 1759) was M.P. for Ipswich, in the 8th, 9th, and 10th Parliament of Great Britain, sitting from 23 January 1735 to his death in 1759.
He was a younger son of Thomas Kent of Christchurch, Southwark, a Norway merchant.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey for 1729-30. He served as "Distiller to the Court" in 1739.
He married Sarah, the daughter of Richard Dean, skinner, of London, and had 2 sons and a daughter.