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Peter Samson (1842-1909)
Born at New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Engineer-Surveyor in Chief at the Board of Trade
Obituary 1909 [1]
. . . very many years in the service of the Board of Trade . . . in 1863, Mr. Samson entered the Navy, and served in it in various capacities until 1870. In 1864 be became second assistant engineer on HMS Assurance . . . [more]
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