Samuel L. Simpson
Samuel Leonidas Simpson (1845–1899) was an American poet, known for his works about the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] Simpson was born in Missouri on November 10, 1845, moving to Oregon with his parents the following year.[2] His parents were Ben and Nancy (Cooper) Simpson; he married Julia Humphrey in 1867.[3] Simpson graduated from Willamette University in 1866 and worked as an attorney for several years, later working as a newspaper editor while publishing poems and short stories in regional periodicals. He died in June 1899.[3] His works were posthumously collected in a volume titled The Gold-Gated West: Songs and Poems, published in 1910.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hardt, Ulrich H. "Samuel L. Simpson". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "Memorial to Sam Simpson Is Announced". Statesman Journal. October 19, 1922. p. 1.
- ^ Jump up to: a b https://archive.org/details/historyofbenchba00histrich/page/274/mode/2up
Further reading[]
- Fidler, W. W. (December 1914). . Oregon Historical Quarterly. 15 (4): 264–276. JSTOR 20609977.
External links[]
Media related to Sam L. Simpson at Wikimedia Commons
Works written by or about Samuel Leonidas Simpson at Wikisource
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- Willamette University alumni
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