Sir Francis Arthur Edward Samuelson, 3rd Baronet JP (26 February 1861 – 3 January 1946) was an English industrialist.

Early life

Samuelson was born on 26 February 1861. He was the second son of Sir Bernhard Samuelson, 1st Baronet and, his first wife, Caroline Blundell. After his mother's death, his father married Lelia Mathilda ( Serena) Denny, daughter of Chevalier Leon Serena and the widow of William Denny of Dumbarton. Among his siblings were Sir Henry Samuelson, 2nd Baronet, MP for

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and

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, Godfrey Blundell Samuelson, MP for

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, and Sir Herbert Walter Samuelson, chairman and treasurer of

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. His mother was the fifth daughter of Henry Blundell of Hull, and his paternal grandparents were Sarah ( Hertz) Samuelson and Samuel Hermann Samuelson, a

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merchant.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.''

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(Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3519. He was educated at

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and graduated from

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with a Bachelor of Arts.

Career

As his elder brother followed their father into politics, serving as a Member of Parliament, Francis followed their father into business and served as chairman of Sir B. Samuelson & Company in

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(which operated blast furnaces) and Samuelson & Company in

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(which produced over 8,000 reaping machines by 1872). He was President of the

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. Upon the death of his elder brother, he succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Samuelson, of Bodicote on 14 March 1937. He held the office of Justice of the Peace and served as

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between 1917 and 1919.

Personal life

On 24 April 1888, Samuelson was married to Fanny Isabel Wright (1859–1897), a daughter of William Merritt Wright, of Canada. Together, they lived at Breckenbrough Hall in

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, and were the parents of one son and three daughters: * Gertrude Evelyn Frances Samuelson (1889–1951), who died unmarried. * Francis Henry Bernard Samuelson (1890–1981), who married Margaret Kendall Barnes, daughter of H. Kendall Barnes, in 1913. * Phyllis Mary Samuelson (b. 1891), who married Edward Hamilton McCormick, son of L. Hamilton McCormick, in 1913. * Muriel Gertrude Samuelson (b. 1893), who married Col. Bassett Fitzgerald Wilson, son of Maurice Fitzgerald Wilson, in 1915. His wife died from injuries suffered while her hair was being dressed with a petroleum hair wash, which caught fire. Sir Francis died on 3 January 1946. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son,

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