Solomon Samson
Solomon Samson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly for Twillingate | |
| In office November 3, 1919 – May 3, 1923 Serving with Walter Jennings and George Jones | |
| Preceded by | William Coaker James A. Clift |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth M. Brown Arthur Barnes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 10, 1885 Flat Islands, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland Colony |
| Died | February 14, 1957 (aged 71) St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Political party | Fishermen's Protective Union |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Solomon Samson (August 10, 1885 – February 14, 1957) was an educator, civil servant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Twillingate in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1919 to 1923.[1]
He was born in Flat Islands, Bonavista Bay and worked as a teacher in Catalina and Greenspond. In 1923, he was appointed to a position in the Customs department and moved to St. John's. He began writing poetry later in life and published a small volume of poems in 1952.[1]
Works
[edit]- Glimpse of Newfoundland (as it was and as it is) in Poetry and Pictures[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Samson, Solomon". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. p. 77.
- ^ Samson, Solomon (September 2010). Saunders, Robert (ed.). "A Newfoundland and Labrador English Bibliography" (PDF). Memorial University. p. 29.
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