Individual Details
Major Samuel Kennedy Cowan
(13 Aug 1850 - 5 Oct 1918)
Samuel Cowan was a talented poet and he was credited for writing over 1000 Christmas verses for 11 different firms in 1884.
Samuel Cowan was born in Lisburn, County Antrim, and was educated at Trinity College,Dublin. He was a prolific writer of verses for Christmas cards. Many of his poems were set to music by composers including Sir Arthur Sullivan. He published Sung by Six: Collected Poems of Six Poets; Poems; Victoria the Good; and From Ulster's Hills. He served as a major in the militia.
Samuel Cowan was born in Lisburn, County Antrim, and was educated at Trinity College,Dublin. He was a prolific writer of verses for Christmas cards. Many of his poems were set to music by composers including Sir Arthur Sullivan. He published Sung by Six: Collected Poems of Six Poets; Poems; Victoria the Good; and From Ulster's Hills. He served as a major in the militia.
Events
| Birth | 13 Aug 1850 | Ireland | |||
| Residence | 1861 | Relationship: Son - Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Military | 1874 | He also had a military background- In 1874 the local press informed readers he had been appointed a Captain in the Royal North Down | |||
| Military service | 1874 | Militia | |||
| Death | 5 Oct 1918 | Samuel Kennedy Cowan (1850 - 1918): Writer Of Christmas Card Verses Samuel Cowan was born in Lisburn, County Antrim, and was educated at Trinity College,Dublin. He was a prolific writer of verses for Christmas cards. Many of his poems were set to music - 23, Kimbolton, Rd, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
Families
| Spouse | Elise Reilly ( - ) |
| Child | Helen Cowan ( - ) |
| Child | Reilly Cowan ( - ) |
| Child | Basil Cowan ( - ) |
| Child | Edward Reilly Cowan (1883 - 1956) |
| Child | Helen Louise Victoria Cowan (1889 - 1965) |
| Father | Andrew Cowan (1815 - 1894) |
| Mother | Agnes Kennedy (1817 - ) |