Samuel Smiles - Leeds City Museum, Millenium Square, Leeds, West Yorkshire. - Blue Plaques on Waymarking.com

Samuel Smiles was born in Haddington, East Lothian on 23 December, 1812, and died in Kensington in 1904 at the age of 91. He lived and worked for some 20 years in Leeds and was editor of the Leeds Times, a railway secretary, reformer, and author.

For an article on his life see:- Samuel Smiles

The Blue Plaque is fixed to the extreme left-hand end pillar of the building which started life as 'The Leeds Institute' and is now the 'Leeds City Museum'. Below the Leeds Civic Trust logo is the wording:-

                    Samuel Smiles (1812-1905)
                    The great propagandist of
                Victorian values through his books,
                'Self-Help', 'Character', 'Thrift'
                   and 'Duty', inspired by his
                  lectures to Leeds working men
                   in 1845. He worked in Leeds
                     1838-58 as a newspaper
                     editor, doctor and then
                        railway secretary.

Blue Plaque managing agency: Leeds Civic Trust Individual Recognized: Samuel Smiles Physical Address: Leeds City Museum Millenium Square Leeds , West Yorkshire UK LS2 8BH Web Address: [Web Link]

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