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John Smith Samuel

b. 1870

Scottish civil servant

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About John Smith Samuel

Born 1870.

Sir John Smith Samuel KBE FRSE, FSA (Scot.), DL, JP (1870 – November 1934) was a Scottish local government official. He was ceremonial secretary to the Glasgow Corporation and private secretary to successive Lords Provost of Glasgow for 38 years.

Life

He was born on 2 April 1870.

In 1902 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Magnus Maclean, John Glaister, James Dalrymple Duncan Dalrymple and John Horne.

From 1903 he served as Secretary to John Ure Primrose. At that time he lived at 8 Park Avenue.

He then consecutively served Sir William Bilsland, Sir Archibald McInnes Shaw, Daniel Macaulay Stevenson, Sir Thomas Dunlop, Sir James Stewart, Sir Thomas Paxton, Sir David Mason and Sir Thomas Kelly.

He died in a nursing home in Glasgow on 10 November 1934 following a brief spell of influenza.

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Important facts

Born
1870
Birth century
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Frequently asked questions

Who was John Smith Samuel?

Scottish civil servant

When was John Smith Samuel born?

John Smith Samuel was born in 1870.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Smith Samuel

· Wikidata: Q53131323

· DBpedia: John Smith Samuel

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