Franklin S. Sampson

Franklin Sewall Sampson (May 25, 1851 – May 9, 1928) was an American physician and politician from New York.

Life Sampson was born on May 25, 1851, on a farm in St. Albans, Maine, the son of Daniel Sampson and Ruth Boynton. He then practiced medicine in Shortsville, New York for six years. In 1888, he moved to Penn Yan, where he worked as a physician and surgeon for the rest of his life. He also drew plans for the Sampson Theatre, the Masonic building, and the hospital.

In 1882, Sampson married Ella Frances Varney. He was a member of the Freemasons and the Knights Templar. He died from his injuries in the Thompson Memorial Hospital in Canadaigua a week later, on May 9. He was buried in Lake View Cemetery.