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Samuel Rowe (footballer)
Samuel Rowe may refer to: * Samuel Rowe (antiquary) (1793–1853), English vicar and antiquary * Samuel Rowe (colonial administrator) Sir Samuel Rowe (23 March 1835 – 28 August 1888) was a British doctor and colonial administrator who was twice governor of Sierra Leone, and also served as administrator of the Gambia, governor of the Gold Coast and governor-general of the We ... (1835–1888), English governor of Sierra Leone * Samuel Evans Rowe (1834–1897), Methodist minister and missionary in South Africa * Samuel Harold Rowe (cricketer) (1883–1968), West Australian cricketer, footballer and administrator {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Rowe (antiquary)
Samuel Rowe (11 November 1793 – 15 September 1853) was a farmer's son who became a bookseller, vicar and antiquarian of Devon, England. He is known for his ''Perambulation of Dartmoor'', which for many years was the standard work on the prehistoric and later sites to be found on the moor. Life Samuel Rowe was born on 11 November 1793, second son of Benjamin Rowe, freeholding farmer of Sherford Barton, Brixton, Devon, and Mary Avent of St Budeaux, Devon. The Rowe family had lived at Brixton for several generations. He attended the nearby Plympton Grammar School. Rowe had "ever an insuperable distaste for agricultural pursuits." The family thought of sending him to Oxford to study for entry into the Church of England. Instead he was made apprentice to a Kingsbridge, Devon, bookseller in 1810. In 1813 his father bought him an old-established bookshop in Plymouth, where his younger brother, Joshua Brooking Rowe, soon joined him. He devoted his free time to study and writing. Row ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Rowe (colonial Administrator)
Sir Samuel Rowe (23 March 1835 – 28 August 1888) was a British doctor and colonial administrator who was twice governor of Sierra Leone, and also served as administrator of the Gambia, governor of the Gold Coast and governor-general of the West Africa settlements. He was known for his ability to form pro-British relationships with the local people. He was in favour of a vigorous programme of expansion from the coast into the interior in response to French activity in the Sahel region, at times in opposition to Colonial Office policy. Early years Samuel Rowe was born on 23 March 1835 at Macclesfield, Cheshire. He was the youngest son of George Hambly Rowe, a Wesleyan minister, and Lydia Ramshall of London. He was educated at private schools, then studied medicine under Joseph Denton of Leicester and others. He qualified as a doctor in 1856. He was appointed to the army medical staff in 1862 and assigned to Lagos in West Africa. Rowe married Susannah, daughter of William Gat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Evans Rowe
The Reverend Samuel Evans Rowe (1 September 1834 – 4 July 1897) was a minister who reached high rank in the Methodist church before a distinguished period as a missionary in South Africa, holding senior posts in the church, and founding an educational institution for girls. Early life He was born in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England, on 1 September 1834. He was one of six children. His father was a Methodist minister, the Reverend Samuel Rowe, and his mother was Mary Ann Evans. He attended school at Woodhouse Grove in Yorkshire. He spent a few years in business and also teaching, before beginning to preach. Career In 1857, he was accepted as a Candidate for the Ministry, and entered Didsbury College, but had to leave almost immediately to take his first appointment. He spent three years in Cornwall and then moved to Exeter. He entered the Wesleyan ministry and preached in several towns in England. He served on the London Circuit before going to South Africa as a mission ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |