Samuel Elsdale

Rev. Samuel Elsdale (1780 - 13 July 1827) was an English poet and clergyman.

Life
Elsdale was the son of Ann (Gibbins) and Robinson Ellsdale, a privateer, of Surfleet in Lincolnshire. He attended Lincoln College, Oxford, earning a B.A. in 1803 and an M.A. in 1809. He became master of Moulton grammar school. His one collection of poems was reprinted twice.