Samuel Bard (May 18, 1825-September, 1878) was a United States politician, newspaper editor and served briefly as Governor of Idaho Territory.
Born in New York City, Bard moved to the South in 1845. He was elected superintendent of public instruction in Louisiana 1855-1857[1] and was also a newspaper editor. He served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as a result of yellow fever.[2] In 1870, President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Bard Governor of Idaho Territory, and he signed the oath of office. But he soon resigned the office in order to become postmaster in Atlanta, Georgia.[3][4]