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. He was the son of a master carpenter and timber merchant who had fled the American Revolution and settled in Halifax.
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21 November 1787 Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Died |
28 April 1865 (aged 77) Kensington, London, England
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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