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Sam Bass (wrestler)
Sam Bass may refer to: * Sam Bass (outlaw) (1851–1878), American train robber and outlaw * Sam Bass (politician) (born 1944), Australian politician * Sam Bass (artist) (1961–2019), American sports artist *Sam Bass Hollow, a valley in Texas *Sam Bass, the founder of the Canadian drugstore chain London Drugs * Samuel Bass (abolitionist) Samuel Bass (1807–1853) was a Canadian abolitionist who helped Solomon Northup, author of ''Twelve Years a Slave'', attain his freedom. Northup was a free black man from New York who was kidnapped and forced into slavery in the Deep South. At ris ..., Canadian-American abolitionist who helped Solomon Northup attain freedom {{disambiguation Bass, Sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Bass (outlaw)
Sam Bass (July 21, 1851 ‒ July 21, 1878) was a 19th-century American train robber, outlaw, and outlaw gang leader. Notably, he was a member of a gang of six that robbed a Union Pacific train in Nebraska of $60,000 in newly minted gold from San Francisco, California. To date, this is the biggest train robbery ever committed in the USA. He died as a result of wounds sustained in a gun battle with law enforcement officers. Early life Samuel Bass was born in Mitchell, Indiana, on July 21, 1851; the son of Daniel and Elizabeth Jane (Sheeks) Bass. His father was a member of the mixed-race Bass family of North Carolina. He was orphaned before his thirteenth birthday, and afterward raised by an uncle. Bass left home at age 19. Bass worked for about a year at a sawmill in Rosedale, Mississippi, but eventually drifted west to north Texas; where he worked for a time for Sheriff Egan of Denton. He tried his hand at wrangling cattle, but was unfulfilled by the hard work and low pay. Bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Bass (politician)
Rodney Piers "Sam" Bass (30 July 1944 – 28 June 2018) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Electoral district of Florey, Florey for the Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division), Liberal Party from 1993 to 1997. References 1944 births 2018 deaths Members of the South Australian House of Assembly Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of South Australia Australian police officers {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Bass (artist)
Samuel Mark Bass (November 20, 1961 – February 16, 2019) was an American motorsports artist known for being NASCAR's first officially licensed artist. A lifelong NASCAR fan, he began working on designing drivers' cars paint schemes with Bobby Allison in 1988. He later designed various paint schemes for drivers like Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt, and designed and painted dozens of Race program covers for races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Bristol speedway and others. Early life Bass started following racing when he was young, attending races at Southside Speedway in Richmond, Virginia with his uncles. Eventually, he began drawing pictures of the sport; during NASCAR's offseason, he drew what he believed the upcoming Daytona 500's cars would look like; "Then, when the Daytona broadcast would come on TV, I would be like, 'Oh, so that's how it looks.'," Bass said in 1999. At 20, he worked for the government as a graphic designer. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Bass Hollow
Sam Bass Hollow is a valley in Palo Pinto County, Texas, in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... The valley bears the name of Sam Bass (1851–1878), an American train robber and outlaw who hid there from the law. References Valleys of Texas Landforms of Palo Pinto County, Texas {{PaloPintoCountyTX-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Drugs
London Drugs Limited is a Canadian retail pharmacy chain based in Richmond, British Columbia. As of June 2021, the chain has 78 stores in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. In addition to pharmacy services, London Drugs locations also sell electronics, housewares, cosmetics, and a limited selection of grocery items. History London Drugs was founded by Sam Bass in 1945 as a small drugstore at 800 Main Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. Bass named his drugstore after the English city of London, the seat of the Canadian monarch. In 1968, London Drugs was sold to Daylin, Inc. The next year, Daylin ran into financial difficulties in the US branch of its business, and decided to put London Drugs up for sale. In 1976, the business was acquired by the H.Y. Louie Group under the direction of President Tong Louie. Tong Louie expanded the company within BC and, for the first time, beyond the provincial border into Alberta with the first Edmon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Bass (abolitionist)
Samuel Bass (1807–1853) was a Canadian abolitionist who helped Solomon Northup, author of ''Twelve Years a Slave'', attain his freedom. Northup was a free black man from New York who was kidnapped and forced into slavery in the Deep South. At risk of injury and conviction in default of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, Bass mailed letters to friends of Northup that initiated a series of events to save him. Canada Bass was born in August 1807 in Augusta Township, Upper Canada (now Ontario), where he was raised. His parents were John and Hannah Lakins Bass, who had twelve children. John had come to Canada with his mother and siblings in the late 1770s after the death of his father. His grandparents, Adonijah and Lydia Draper Bass, were United Empire Loyalists who lived in Walloomsac, New York, during the American Revolutionary War. Samuel Bass married Catharine Lydia Lane (or Lydia Catlin Lane), and they settled in rural Edwardsburgh Township. They built a house and had four daugh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
