Sampson, William Thomas – Sanders, Wilbur F
Sampson, William Thomas
naval officer, was born Feb. 8, 1840, in Palmyra, N. Y. He came out of the naval academy in 1860 and went into service on the frigate Potomac.
He was made master in 1861, lieutenant in 1862, and served on the practice ship John Adams for one year. After that he was a lieutenant on the ironclad Patapsco with the South Atlantic blockading squadron. He escaped luckily from that ship when she was destroyed in Charleston harbor on Jan. 15, 1865. After the war Captain Sampson served on the flagship Colorado and became lieutenant-commander in 1866. For three years, until 1871, he was stationed at the naval academy. He was then assigned to the Congress, served a year on that ship at the European station and got his commission as commander on Aug. 9, 1874. He was placed in command of the third-rater Alert, on which he served until 1875. Since then he has commanded the Swatara, has served at the academy, at the observatory, at the torpedo station and in other posts. In 1898 he was made rear-admiral for his services during the Spanish-American war.
Sampson, Zabdiel
lawyer, congressman, was born in Plympton, Mass. He was a representative in congress from his native state from 1817 to 1819; and in 1820 was appointed collector of customs at Plymouth. He died July 19, 1828, in Plymouth, Mass.
Samson, Caleb
clergyman, was born March 19, 1858, in South Wales. He received a thorough education; and since 1884 has been distinguished as an eminent congregational clergyman; and now fills a pastorate in Oak Hill, Ohio. He is prominent among the Welshmen of this country; and was a candidate for the consulship at Swansea, Wales.
Samson, Deborah
patriot, was born Dec. 17, 1760, in Plympton, Mass. At the outbreak of the revolution, she assumed male attire and enlisted in the army under the name of Robert Shirtleff.
Accustomed to out-door labor, she was able to fulfill the duties of a soldier. She was twice wounded. Washington, on being apprised of her sex, called her to him, and without speaking to her, handed her a discharge. She afterward married Benjamin Gannett. She died April 29, 1827, in Sharon, Mass.
Samson, George Whitefield
clergyman, author, was born Sept. 29, 1819, in Harvard, Mass. He was a baptist clergyman and educator of New York city; and president of Rutgers Female college from 1871. He was a voluminous writer whose principal works comprise, Elements of Art Criticism; Physical Media in Spiritual Manifestations; The Atonement; The Divine Law as to Wines; Idols of Fashion and Culture; Tested Truths as to Relations of Capital and Labor; Outlines of the History of Ethics; Spiritualism Tested, originally issued as To Daimonion; Guide to Self-Education; The Bible Revisers' Greek Text; and Guide to Bible Interpretation. He died in 1896.
Samuel, Green B
lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born in 1794 in Virginia. He was elected from Virginia a representative in congress from 1838 to 1841, and was, for eleven years, judge of the supreme court of appeals. He died -Jan. 5, 1859, in Richmond, Va.
Samuels, Adelaide Frances
was born Sept. 24, 1845, in Boston, Mass.
She is a writer for juveniles, and the author of Dick and Daisy Series; Dick Travers Abroad Series; and Daisy Travers.
Samuels, Edward Augustus
naturalist, author, was born July 4, 1836, in Boston, Mass. He is a Boston naturalist, and the author of Ornithology and Oölogy of New England; Among the Birds; Mammalogy of New England; and The Living World.
Samuels, Samuel
inventor, author, was born March 14, 1825, in Philadelphia, Pa. He is a noted seaman and inventor who organized the Steam Heating company of New York city in 1881. He is the author of From Forecastle to Cabin.
Samuels, Mrs. Susan Blagge
(CALDWELL), author, was born Oct. 21, 1848, in Dedham, Mass. She is a popular writer for juveniles, and the author of The Golden Rule Series.
Sanborn, Alvan Francis
author, was born Oct. 9, 1822, in Hampton Falls, N. H. He is the author of Moody's Lodging House, and Other Tenement Sketches; and Meg McIntyre's Raffle, and Other Stories.
Sanborn, Charles Henry
physician, state legislator, author, was born Oct. 9, 1822, in Hampton Falls, N. H. He was active in the political revolt of the independent democrats of New Hampshire in 1845, which ended in detaching the state from its pro-slavery position.
In 1854-55 he was a member of the legislature. He published The North and the South.
Sanborn, Edwin David
educator, author, was born May 14, 1808, in Gilmanton, N. H. He was an educator who was professor of literature at Dartmouth college in 1863-85, and the author of a History of New Hampshire. He died Dec. 29, 1885, in Hanover, N. H.
Sanborn, Franklin Benjamin
journalist, author, was born Dec. 15, 1831, in Hampton Falls, N. H. He is a noted journalist and reformer living at Concord, Mass., and connected with The Springfield Republican from 1868. He is the author of Life of Thoreau; Life and Letters of John Brown; and Life of Dr. S. E. Howe.
Sanborn, Helen Josephine
author, was born in 1857 in Maine. She is the author of A Winter in Central America, a volume of travels.
Sanborn, Katherine Abbott
educator, author, poet, was born in 1839 in Hanover, N. H. She is a popular and versatile writer of ephemeral books, who was professor of English literature at Smith college prior to 1886. She is the author of Home Pictures of English Poets; Vanity and Insanity of Genius; Adopting an Abandoned Farm; Abandoning an Adopted Farm; A Truthful Woman in Southern California; My Literary Zoo; and a number of compilations. SANBORN, MRS. MARY [FARLEY], author, was born in 18-. She is a novelist of Boston; and the author of Sweet and Twenty; It came to Pass; and Paula Ferris.
Sanborn, Walter Henry
lawyer, jurist, was born Oct. 19, 1845, in Epsom, N. H. In 1891 he was elected from St.
Paul, Minn., judge of the United States circuit court for the eighth circuit.
Sandeman, Robert
founder of a sect, author, was born in 1718 in Perth, Scotland. He was the founder of the Sandemanian sect, who came to America in 1764 and gathered a church at Danbury, Conn., where he died. He was the author of Letters on Theron and Aspasio; and Thoughts on Christianity. He died April 2, 1771, in Danbury, Conn.
Sanders, Billington
MCCARTER, college president, was born Dec. 2, 1789, in Columbia county, Ga. In 1833 he was elected the first president of Mercer university, serving until 1839. He died May 12, 1852, in Penfield, Ga.
Sanders, Bleuford B
soldier, merchant, educator, clergyman, was born Sept. 19, 1840, near Carrollton, Ala. In 1861 he enlisted as a confederate soldier, and served four years; when he began educational work and taught for eight years. He then entered mercantile business until 1886, when he became a minister of the gospel, and is now pastor of the First Christian church of Austin, Tex., which has one of the largest congregations of that church in the state. For eight years he was an evangelist and served under the auspices of the Texas State Missionary board of the Christian church.
Sanders, Daniel Clarke
clergyman, educator, author, was born May 3, 1768, in Sturbridge, Mass. He was a congregational clergyman and educator, president of the university of Vermont in 1800-14, and subsequently pastor at Medfield, Mass. He was the author of A History of the Indian Wars with the First Settlers of the United States, which he published in 1812. He died Oct. 18, 1850, in Medfield, Mass.
Sanders, Daniel Jackson
college president, was born Feb. 15, 1847, near Winnsboro, S. C. In 1891 he was elected president of Biddle university, Charlotte, N. C.
SANDERS, MRS. ELIZABETH [EL- KINS], author, was born in 1762 in Salem, Mass. She was a writer of Salem, Mass., and the author of Conversations, principally on the Aborigines of North America; First Settlers of New England; and Reviews. She died Aug. 10, 1851, in Salem, Mass.
Sanders, James T
lawyer, was born Oct. 6, 1868, in Hawkinsville, Ga. He received a thorough education and attended the Mercer university of Macon, Ga. He has attained prominence as an able lawyer of Florida at Miami; has been prosecuting attorney for Brevard and Dade counties; attorney for the board of county commissioners for four years; attorney for several large corporations; and makes a specialty of real estate and corporation law.
Sanders, John
civil engineer, author, was born in 1810 in Lexington, Ky. He was employed in the improvements on Delaware bay and river, and in constructing Fort Delaware. He published Memoirs on the Resources of the Valley of the Ohio. He died July 29, 1858, in Fort Delaware, Del.
Sanders, Wilbur F
soldier, lawyer, state legislator, United States senator, was born May 2, 1834, in Leon, N. Y. He was the republican candidate for delegate to congress in 1864, 1867, 1880 and 1886; was delegate to the republican national conventions of 1868, 1872, 1876 and 1884; and was a member of the legislative assembly of Montana from 1872 till 1880 inclusive. He was elected to the United States senate as a republican, and took his seat April 16, 1890.