Samuel Fludyer, 3rd Baronet

Sir Samuel Fludyer, 3rd Baronet (1800-76) was the grandson of the first Baronet, Sir Samuel Fludyer, who was reckoned at the time of his death to be the richest man in the country with a wealth of £900,000. He was the only son of Sir Samuel Brudenell Fludyer, who inherited most of the first Sir Samuel's fortune, and had his children painted by Thomas Lawrence, the foremost portrait painter of the time, indicating the family's wealth and social standing. The portrait shows Sir Samuel (3rd Baronet) between his sisters Maria and Carolina Louisa.

He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and succeeded to the baronetcy in 1833. After an argument with his sisters Sir Samuel was admitted to Ticehurst Private Asylum in Sussex in 1839 and stayed there until his death.