Samuel Robinson (industrialist)

Samuel Robinson (industrialist)

:"For the U.S. Navy admiral, see Samuel Murray Robinson"Samuel Robinson (1794-1884) was an English industrialist and scholar of Persian who founded the Dukinfield Village Library in 1833.

Robinson was a Unitarian, and is often called the "foremost promoter of education in the district" by the people of Dukinfield. [ [http://www.tameside.gov.uk/dukinfield/history Tamside Township Information] ]

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