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Edward C. Sampson

Merchant (Oilcloth)

Centurion, 1890–1916

Full Name Edward Cobb Sampson

Born 25 December 1836 in Hallowell, Maine

Died 25 September 1916 in Lisbon, New Hampshire

Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York

Proposed by William Reed Huntington and Chandler Robbins

Elected 6 December 1890 at age fifty-three

Archivist’s Note: Brother of Alden Sampson

Century Memorial

Edward Cobb Sampson, retired merchant, a genial and charming personality.

Henry Osborn Taylor
1917 Century Association Yearbook