A printer, publisher, and editor based in New London, Connecticut.
| When Burke met | 1789 |
| Where Burke met | New London, CT |
| Occupation | Commerce |
| Interaction with Burke | |
| Identity Status | Confirmed |
| Genealogy | WikiTree |
| Memoir Pages | 45, 54, 61 |
Notes
Samuel Green (February 29, 1768 – September 1859 or 1860) was a printer, publisher, and editor based in New London, Connecticut. The son of printer Timothy Green and Rebecca Spooner, he was raised in the prominent Green family of publishers. In 1789, he entered into partnership with his father under the firm “Timothy Green and Son.” Upon his father’s retirement due to ill health between May 1793 and 1794, Green assumed full control of the press and continued publishing the New London Gazette. He also held an interest in the New London Chronicle later in life. As a thirteen-year-old, he witnessed the 1781 British attack on New London and Fort Griswold, an event he frequently recounted. Known by the title of Colonel, Green remained a highly visible civic figure and was recognized as the oldest Freemason, printer, and fireman in Connecticut at the time of his death.
Sources
Burke, William. Memoir of William Burke: A Soldier of the Revolution, Reformed from Intemperance, and for Many Years a Consistent and Devoted Christian; Carefully Prepared from a Journal Kept by Himself; to Which Is Added, an Extract from a Sermon Preached at His Funeral, by Rev. Nathaniel Miner. Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany, 1837.