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Samuel Robinson (industrialist)

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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.[1]

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  • "Robinson, Samuel" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by President of the Manchester Statistical Society
1847–49
Succeeded by
Henry Houldsworth