# Henry Samman

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**Sir Henry Samman, 1st Baronet** (14 July 1849 – 7 March 1928) was an English shipowner.[1]

Samman began his career as an apprentice on a [tea clipper](/source/Tea_clipper) sailing between London and India. He rose to become owner of the [Hull](/source/Kingston_upon_Hull)-based Henry Samman & Co and [managing director](/source/Managing_director) of the Deddington Steamship Company. He was chairman of the shipping section of Hull [Chamber of Commerce](/source/Chamber_of_Commerce) and represented it on the Executive Council of the [Chamber of Shipping](/source/Chamber_of_Shipping). He was also a member of the Executive of the [Shipping Federation](/source/Shipping_Federation) and an Elder Brother of [Trinity House](/source/Trinity_House).[2]

Samman was created a [baronet](/source/Baronet) in the [1921 New Year Honours](/source/1921_New_Year_Honours).[3] He died in [Cimiez](/source/Cimiez), [Nice](/source/Nice), France, at the age of 78 and was succeeded by his son, [Harry](/source/Samman_baronets).

The Sir Henry Samman Endowment Fund was set up in 1917 to encourage the study of business methods and languages. The Fund's trustees operate under the auspices of the Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce.[4][5]

## Footnotes

1. Burke, Sir Bernard (ed.) (1939). *[Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood](/source/Burke's_Peerage)*. 97th ed. Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2173.

1. Obituary, *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*, 8 March 1928

1. No. 32178. 1 January 1921. p. 2.

1. ["Sir Henry Samman Endowment Fund"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120817134051/http://www.hull-humber-chamber.co.uk/the-chamber/henry-samman-fund.aspx). Archived from [the original](http://www.hull-humber-chamber.co.uk/the-chamber/henry-samman-fund.aspx) on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.

1. Wills and Bequests", *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*, 16 July 1928

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