| Samuel Fryar | |
| Term Start: | 1933 |
| Term End: | 1938 |
| Constituency: | West Down |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1863 |
| Birth Place: | Banbridge, County Down, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality: | British |
| Party: | Ulster Unionist |
| Profession: | Solicitor |
Samuel Fryar (4 February 1863 – 4 October 1938) was an Irish solicitor, councillor and politician from Northern Ireland.
Samuel Fryar was born on 4 February 1863 at Banbridge, County Down in Ireland, to parents James Fryar and his wife Jane née Hamilton.[1] He was educated at Banbridge Academy and Queen’s College, Galway, as a solicitor.[2] He married Letitia Elizabeth Card née Sterling in 1893 and together they had two children.[3]
In 1887, Fryar went into partnership with John Fawcett Gordon and opened a legal firm on Bridge Street called, Fryar and Gordon Solicitors.[4] The firm operated under that name for nearly 100 years.[5]
Fryar was a member of the Banbridge Urban District Council from 1894 to 1938. He was also a Solicitor to Banbridge Board of Guardians, Banbridge Rural District Council, and Tandragee Rural District Council. This included four years as Chairman of Banbridge Urban District Council.[2]
In 1933, Fryar, an Ulster Unionist member sat for the general election of 1933 and defeated the Independent Unionist representative, James Finnery.[6] [7] Fryar remained a Member of Parliament until the general election of 1938, when he retired.[2] Fryar died shortly after his retirement; on 4 October 1938, aged 75.[2] His son, William Leonard Fryar, was awarded the British Victory Medal and the British War Medal for service during World War I.[8]