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Samuel Jones

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Also known as Samuel Symington Jones, Sam Jones, Samuel Symington "Sam" Jones

American athlete (1880-1954)

Person · Open Library

Born
1796
Died
1883
Works
47

Top works

  • To the electors of the Borough of Manchester
  • Effects of the administration of the Bank of England
  • A letter to J.B. Smith
  • The speech of Saml. Jones Loyd, Esq
  • Thoughts on the separation of the departments in the Bank of England

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1931-09-12
Active to
2013-04-26

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2,175
Total plays
6,055

Tags

composerClassicalamerican

Samuel Jones first came into prominence as a conductor, one of the few Americans to advance through the ranks of the smaller American orchestras to become conductor of one of the majors (the Rochester Philharmonic). He then achieved national recognition in another field as he founded a significant new music school and served for six years as its first dean (Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music). All the while he has continued to compose, quietly amassing what has become a vital and active

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
South Georgia Tormenta
Position
Goalkeeper
Nationality
USA

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Samuel
Family name
Jones
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Fairfield
Place of death
Knoxville
Participant in
1904 Summer Olympics
Country for sport
United States
Mass
95
Image
Samuel Jones.jpg
Height
205
Show 5 more facts
date of birth
1880-01-16
date of death
1954-04-13
sports discipline competed in
high jump
different from
Sam Jones
Commons category
Samuel Symington Jones
Sources (2)

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