Sir Samuel Cunard, 1st Baronet, was a British-Canadian shipping magnate, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, who founded the Cunard Line, establishing the first scheduled steamship connection with North America. 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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Occupation: ship-owner, entrepreneur
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: November 21, 1787, November 21, 1788
Died: April 28, 1865

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Samuel Cunard

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About Samuel Cunard

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Occupation: ship-owner, entrepreneur
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: November 21, 1787, November 21, 1788
Died: April 28, 1865

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