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Samuel Green (judge)
Samuel Green may refer to: * Samuel Green (printer) (1614–1702), American printer *Samuel Green (organ builder) (1740–1796), English organ builder *Samuel Green (criminal) (1796–1822), American serial killer and robber *Samuel Green (freedman) (c. 1802–1877), American freed slave, jailed in 1857 for possessing a copy of the novel ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' *Samuel Swett Green (1837–1918), founder of the American Library Association * Samuel Green (Klansman) (1890–1949), Ku Klux Klan leader in the 1940s * Samuel Green (poet) (born 1948), Poet Laureate, 2007-9, of the State of Washington *Samuel Green (politician) South Carolina Representative and Senator *Samuel Abbott Green (1830–1919), mayor of Boston *Samuel Adams Green (1940–2011), art director *Samuel Fisk Green (1822–1884), American medical missionary *Samuel Gosnell Green (1822–1905), English Baptist minister and author *Samuel Green (priest) (1882–1929), British Army chaplain * Samuel L. Green Jr. (1927–2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Green (printer)
Samuel Green (1615 – January 1, 1702) was an early American printer, the first of several printers from the Green family who followed in his footsteps. One of Green's major accomplishments as a printer was the ''Eliot Indian Bible'', translated by the missionary John Eliot, which became the first Bible to be printed in British America in 1663. Byington, 1899, p. 251 Adams, 1847, p. 241Georgetown University Library, 2022 Members of his family who also became printers include his sons Bartholomew, Bartholomew Green, Jr. and Joseph Dennie. Throughout his adult life Green also served in the Massachusetts Bay Colonial Militia, advancing to the rank of captain later in life. Early life and family Green was born in England, the son of Bartholomew and Elizabeth. Green was a colonial American printer who emigrated to the American colonies about 1633 aboard the ''Arbella'', and settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts, arriving with John Winthrop, one of the leading men involved in e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Adams Green
Samuel Adams Green (May 20, 1940 – March 4, 2011) was an American art curator and director, most associated with his promotion of American pop art, particularly the early works of his friend Andy Warhol. Early life Born in Boston on May 20, 1940, his father Samuel Magee Green was Dean of Fine Arts at Wesleyan University and descended from Samuel Adams, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. His mother was also a university arts lecturer. During his childhood, his parents gave him a love of art and architecture, which led to him enrolling at the Rhode Island School of Design. However, bored with academic life, Green left after one year and moved to New York City, where he joined the local art scene. Contemporary art curator In 1962 aged 22, he was introduced to the avant-garde art dealer Richard Bellamy, owner of the Green Gallery on 57th Street. Amused by the coincidence of their names, Bellamy hired Green on the spot to man the galleries front desk. Art writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Green (councillor)
Sam Green was an openly gay psychiatric nurse and Liberal politician who was elected as a member of Durham City Council in 1972. He has been described as the first openly gay councillor in England and first openly gay candidate in an election in Britain. Political career Green was aged 31 at the time of his election to the Crossgate seat, and had stood for election to the council twice before. During the campaign he openly identified himself as gay and as a member of the Gay Liberation Front, and in an interview with '' Gay News'' he reported that his sexuality had been extensively covered in the press and had attracted negative comments from opponents. He was elected to the seat, ousting an 18-year incumbent councillor. As one of his actions as a councillor, he asked for ''Gay News'' to be stocked in the city's libraries. Green retained his seat in the 1973 and 1976 local elections, but did not stand in the 1979 elections (when the seat was incorporated into a larger Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Green
Sam Green is an American documentary filmmaker. His most recent projects are “live documentaries” in which he narrates a film in-person while musicians perform a live soundtrack. His 2018 project ''A Thousand Thoughts'' features a live score by the Kronos Quartet, and his 2012 project ''The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller'' featured a live score by the band Yo La Tengo. Green's 2004 film ''The Weather Underground'' was nominated for an Academy Award, included in the Whitney Biennial, and broadcast nationally on PBS. Early life Green was raised in East Lansing, Michigan, and is a graduate of East Lansing High School. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He received his master's degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied documentary with filmmaker Marlon Riggs. Career One of Green's earliest films, ''The Rainbow Man/John 3:16'', focuses on the life of Rollen Stewart, who became famous duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel L
Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the third highest-grossing actor of all time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave him an Academy Honorary Award in 2022 as "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide". Jackson started his career on stage making his professional theatre debut in ''Mother Courage and her Children'' in 1980 at The Public Theatre. From 1981 to 1983 he originated the role of Private Louis Henderson in '' A Soldier's Story'' Off-Broadway. He also originated the role of Boy Willie in August Wilson's ''The Piano Lesson'' in 1987 at the Yale Repertory Theatre. He returned to the play in the 2022 Broadway revival playing Doaker Charles. Jackson early film roles include ''Coming to Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Green (priest)
The Reverend Samuel Frederick Leighton Green, MC and Bar (6 April 1882 – 29 May 1929) was a British Army chaplain who served in France and Belgium between 1916 and 1919. Birth and education Green was born in Greenwich in 1882, the elder son of Catherine Green and Frederick Green, a civil servant at the War Office. He was educated at King's College School, London, and St Paul's Theological College, University of London. Early chaplaincy In 1904 Green was appointed assistant curate at St Bartholomew's church, Heigham, Norwich as a deacon of the Church of England. In 1905 he was ordained a priest by the Rt Revd John Sheepshanks, bishop of Norwich. In 1912 he transferred tSt Barnabas's Church Heigham as assistant priest to the Revd Charles Compton Lanchester. First World War In August 1915 the Revd Lanchester went over to France to serve as an ambulance driver for the Red Cross, regularly writing up his experiences for the parish magazine, an example Green would follow assiduous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Gosnell Green
Samuel Gosnell Green (20 December 1822 – 15 September 1905) was an English Baptist minister, educator, author, and bibliophile. Born in Falmouth, Cornwall, Green was the eldest son among the nine children of a Baptist minister and was sent to a private school in Camberwell. After leaving school, he worked in the printing office of John Haddon in Finsbury and then as a tutor until the age of nineteen. He matriculated in 1840 at the Baptist College, Stepney to prepare for the Baptist ministry and graduated in 1843 with a B.A. from the University of London. Green was the editorial secretary of the Religious Tract Society until 1891. In 1900 the University of St Andrews (Aien aristeuein) , motto_lang = grc , mottoeng = Ever to ExcelorEver to be the Best , established = , type = Public research university Ancient university , endowment ... bestowed upon him the honorary degree of D.D. He was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Fisk Green
Samuel Fisk Green (1822–1884) was an American medical missionary. He graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York city. He served with the American Ceylon Mission (ACM) in Jaffna, Sri Lanka during the period (1847–1873) when it was the British colony of Ceylon. During his tenure he founded the Sri Lanka's first medical hospital and school in what later became the Green Memorial Hospital in Manipay in the Jaffna peninsula. He translated and published over 4000 pages of medical literature from English to Tamil as part of his efforts to train doctors in their native language. He was personally responsible for training over 60 native doctors of whom majority had their instructions in Tamil. Early life Green was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, to William E. Green and Julia Plimpton as the eighth of 11 children. After his secondary schooling, he was attracted to religion. In 1841 he went to New York City and joined the Protestant Episcopal Board of Missi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Abbott Green
Samuel Abbott Green (March 16, 1830 – December 5, 1918) was an American physician-turned-politician from Massachusetts who served as a medical officer during the American Civil War and as mayor of Boston in 1882. Biography Green was born in Groton, Massachusetts, to Joshua Green and Eliza Lawrence. His grandfather, Samuel Lawrence was an officer in the American Revolutionary War, and his uncles Amos and Abbott Lawrence were prominent merchants, philanthropists, and politicians. Green graduated from the Lawrence Academy at Groton in 1847, and Harvard in 1851. Three years after his graduation, he received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, having also studied at Jefferson Medical College. After this, he spent several years in Europe. On his return to the United States, he began a medical practice in Boston, and became one of the district physicians for the city dispensary. On May 19, 1858, he was appointed by Governor Banks surgeon of the 3rd Massachusetts Militi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Green (organ Builder)
Samuel Green (1740–1796) was an English organ builder. Green learnt his art under the elder John Byfield, Richard Bridge Richard Bridge or Bridges (died 1758) was a leading English organ-builder of the eighteenth century. In 1748 (according to the ''Morning Advertiser'' of 20 February) he was living in Hand Court, Holborn, London. Works His first recorded organ is ..., and Abraham Jordan, and afterwards entered into several years' partnership with the younger Byfield. Green built a large number of organs for the cathedrals and churches in London and the country, instruments which were famed for their beauty of tone. Green died in near poverty at Isleworth, Middlesex, 14 September 1796, leaving his business to his widow. References External links *David WickensSamuel Green (continued from previous issue) ''BIOS Reporter'' X: 1, (January 1986) 1740 births 1796 deaths 18th-century English people People from Isleworth Organ builders of the United Kingdom Musical i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Green (politician)
Samuel GreenHe was also recorded as ''Samuel Greene'' including in thJournal of the House of Representatives of the State of South-Carolina 1873-1874/ref> was a carpenter, farmer and state legislator who served in the South Carolina House of Representatives and South Carolina State Senate during the Reconstruction era. Biography Green was born enslaved in Beaufort County in either 1825 or August 1847 and was put to work in the fields. After the American Civil War he worked as a carpenter and a farmer owning a farm on Lady's Island. In November 1873 Green was appointed adjutant general of the state militia with the rank of major. Political career He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1870 to 1875 representing Beaufort County, South Carolina. When Robert Smalls Robert Smalls (April 5, 1839 – February 23, 1915) was an American politician, publisher, businessman, and maritime pilot. Born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina, he freed him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Green (poet)
Samuel ("Sam") Green (born 1948) is an American poet and bookbinder. He was appointed the first Poet Laureate of Washington in 2007. Green is the author of twelve poetry collections, including ''The Grace of Necessity'', which won the 2008 Washington State Book Award for Poetry. In 2009, he was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry, and sat on the NEA panel for the 2011 fellowships. His work has appeared in hundreds of publications including ''Poetry'', ''Poetry Northwest'', ''Southern Poetry Review'', and ''Prairie Schooner''. Green was born in Sedro-Woolley, Washington and raised in Anacortes, Washington. He spent four years in the Coast Guard, serving in Antarctica and South Vietnam. Afterward, through the Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation Program, he attended college, earning his A.A. from Highline Community College and his B.A. and M.A. from Western Washington University. Green has served several winter terms as the Distinguished Visiting Northwest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
