Samuel Cunard
Sir Samuel Cunard | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 November 1787 |
| Died | 28 April 1865 (aged 77) Kensington, London, England |
| Occupation | Shipping magnate |
| Spouse |
Susan Duffus
(m. 1815; died 1828) |
| Children | 9 |
| Parent(s) | Abraham Cunard Margaret Murphy |
Sir Samuel Cunard, 1st Baronet (21 November 1787 – 28 April 1865), 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.