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Samuel Robinson (industrialist)

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For the U.S. Navy admiral, see Samuel Murray Robinson

Samuel Robinson (1794–1884) was an English industrialist and scholar of Persian who founded the Dukinfield Village Library in 1833.

Robinson was a Unitarian, and is often called the "foremost promoter of education in the district" by the people of Dukinfield.[1]

References

  • "Robinson, Samuel" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.