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Writing & Arts
Samuel Selwyn Chamberlain
1851–1916American journalist and newspaper editor
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Famous people · Walworth
One famous person was born in Walworth
In 1851, the American journalist and newspaper editor Samuel Selwyn Chamberlain was born. Their birth falls in the early republic. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. The nearest list is next door in Penfield: 11 names, starting with Almon Brown Strowger.
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Samuel Selwyn Chamberlain
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1851
Samuel Selwyn Chamberlain
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Writing & Arts
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Photo credits (2)
- Almon Brown Strowger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David P. Richardson: From 1882's "Public Men of To-Day" by Phineas Camp Headley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons