Back Samuel Cunard Afrikaans سامويل كونارد ARZ Samuel Cunard German Σάμιουελ Κιουνάρντ Greek Samuel Cunard Esperanto Samuel Cunard Spanish ساموئل کونارد Persian Samuel Cunard Finnish Samuel Cunard French Samuel Cunard Irish
Samuel Cunard | |
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| Born | 21 November 1787 |
| Died | 28 April 1865 (aged 77) Kensington, London, England |
| Occupation | Shipping magnate |
| Spouse |
Susan Duffus
(m. 1815; died 1828) |
| Children | 9 |
| Parent(s) | Abraham Cunard Margaret Murphy |
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] He was the son of a master carpenter and timber merchant who had fled the American Revolution and settled in Halifax.[2]
- ^ "United Kingdom – ERIH". www.erih.net. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Sir Samuel Cunard". Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2010.