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Sir Samuel Cunard, 1st Baronet (21 November 1787 – 28 April 1865), was a British-Canadian shipping magnate, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, who founded the Cunard Line, establishing the first scheduled steamship connection with North America. [1]
Sir Samuel Cunard, 1st Baronet (born Nov. 21, 1787, Halifax, Nova Scotia [Canada]—died April 28, 1865, Kensington, London, England) was a British merchant and shipowner who founded the first regular Atlantic steamship line.
Nov 27, 2020 · One of the oldest records in the Cunard archive is an Agreement of Co-partnership signed by Samuel Cunard (1787-1865) and partners in May 1840. Some of the original partners included George Burns, First Baronet (1795-1890) and David MacIver, a merchant from Liverpool.
Jun 12, 2008 · Sir Samuel Cunard, merchant, shipowner (b at Halifax 21 Nov 1787; d at London, Eng 28 Apr 1865). Cunard joined his father in the timber business and with interests that expanded into whaling, lumber, coal and iron as well as shipping, he amassed a large personal fortune by the 1830s.
“Ship, passengers and mail, bring them safely over, and safely back” – Samuel Cunard. This principle would form the basis for Cunard Line’s excellent safety record. In 1859 Samuel Cunard was created a Baronet by HM. Queen Victoria, in honour of his outstanding contribution to the British shipping industry. Samuel Cunard died in ...
May 25, 2015 · It was founded in 1839 by Samuel Cunard, a Canadian businessman who won the first British steamship contract to deliver mail across the Atlantic. For the first time, posting a letter to America...
Sir Samuel Cunard (kyōōnärd´), 1787–1865, Canadian pioneer of regular transatlantic steam navigation, b. Halifax, N.S. Halifax, N.S. The son of a United Empire Loyalist, he became a leading businessman of Nova Scotia and engaged in banking, lumbering, shipping, and shipbuilding enterprises.