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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.
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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.
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.
In 1840, Samuel Cunard, a war veteran and timber merchant from Halifax, Nova Scotia, established the Cunard line. His ships were steam powered ferries - the first in the area - and over the next few years Cunard branched out to ocean steam, providing a mail service to Prince Edward Island, along the coast and, later, across the Atlantic.
CUNARD, Sir SAMUEL, merchant, shipowner, and entrepreneur; b. 21 Nov. 1787 at Halifax, N.S., second child of Abraham Cunard and Margaret Murphy; m. 4 Feb. 1815 at Halifax Susan Duffus (1795–1828), and they had two sons and seven daughters; d. 28 April 1865 in London, England.
- Phyllis R. Blakeley
- CUNARD, Sir SAMUEL
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 9
“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 ...
Nov 27, 2020 · This month marks 233 years since the birth of Sir Samuel Cunard, first baronet (1787-1865) – a shipowner from Halifax, Nova Scotia, who in partnership with George Burns, First Baronet (1795-1890) and David MacIver, a merchant from Liverpool, went on to found the British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (later becoming ...
