Samuel Fessenden

Samuel Fessenden (16 July 1784 Fryeburg, Maine – 13 March 1869 near Portland, Maine) was an American abolitionist and Massachusetts state legislator. (At this time, Maine was a district of Massachusetts.)

Read more about Samuel Fessenden:  Biography, Family

Famous quotes containing the word samuel:

    “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.”
    —Bible: Hebrew Proverbs, 6:6.

    The words were rendered by Samuel Johnson in the opening lines of The Ant: “Turn on the prudent ant thy heedful eyes, Observe her labours, sluggard, and be wise.”