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Sample, Robert Fleming

clergyman, author, was born Oct. 19, 1829, in Corning, N. Y. He is a member of various church boards, and a director of the McCormick Theological seminary, Chi-- cago, Ill. Besides numerous pamphlets and sermons, he has published several books for the young on Christian experience, and also a Memoir of Rev. John C. Thom.

Sample, Samuel C

congressman, was born in Maryland. He was a representative in congress from Indiana from 1843 to 1845.

Sampson, Archibald J

soldier, lawyer, lecturer, was born in Ohio. In 1873 he moved to Colorado, and in 1876 was elected attorney-general of that state.

He subsequently settled in Phoenix, Ariz., and in 1896 was elected department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic of Arizona. He has delivered lectures upon Mexico; Music of the War; Music and Musicians; Lincoln; and other subjects.

Sampson, Ezra

clergyman, journalist, author, was born Feb. 12, 1749, in Middleborough, Mass. He was a congregational clergyman at Plympton, Mass., in 1775-95, and subsequently a journalist in Hartford. He was the author of Beauties of the Bible; The Historical Dictionary; The Sham Patriot Unmasked; and The Brief Remarker on the Ways of Men.

He died Dec. 12, 1823, in New York city.

Sampson, John Patterson

lawyer, clergyman, author, was born Aug. 13, 1837, in Wilmington, N. C. He is a clergyman of the African methodist church, and prior to 1882 a lawyer in Washington.

He is the author of Common Sense Physiology; The Disappointed Bride; Temperament and Phrenology of Mixed Races; Jolly People; and Illustrations in Theology.

Sampson, William

lawyer, author, was born Jan. 17, 1764, in Ireland. He was a famous lawyer of New York city who came to America in 1798, having previously been a barrister in Dublin. He was the author of Sampson Against the Philistines, or the Reform of Lawsuits; and Memoir of William Sampson. He died Dec. 27, 1836, in New York city.

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.

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.