Biography:
Samuel Roberts or simply S. R. was a Welsh political and economical writer. In 1843 Roberts founded a Welsh language journal Y Cronicl in which he campaigned for radical causes. In 1857 he travelled to Tennessee in the hope of setting up a Welsh colony there. After ten years he gave up the attempt and returned to Wales. He was one of the earliest if not the earliest advocates of postal reform.
Read full biographyReligion | Congregationalist Polity |
Given Name | Samuel |
Country Of Citizenship | Kingdom Of Great Britain , end time: 1801-01-01T00:00:00Z , end cause: Acts of Union 1800 |
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