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BCW 9 Appendix: sourced summary and verbatim quotation
(The Theosophist, vol. 11: reviewed contributor biography)
 
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|person=Yes
|description=British politician, railway administrator and writer on science and religion.
|description=British politician, railway administrator and writer on science and religion.
British author and railway administrator. Educ. at Cambridge. Studied law and entered political life as secretary to Labouchère of the Bureau of Commerce; was given charge of the Department of Railway Construction, and became Director of Railways in France, Belgium and Canada {{ctd-source|BCW|9|441}}.
|approximate duration=1812–1897
|approximate duration=1812–1897
|categories=Contributors to The Theosophist
|categories=Contributors to The Theosophist
|ctd rus=Лэйнг, Сэмюэл
|ctd rus=Лэйнг, Сэмюэл
|other resources=[https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=nameregs%2Fnameregs_2783.xml Source]; [[Theosophist/Vol11|''The Theosophist'', vol. 11]], October (Supplement) 1889, p. vii
|other resources=[https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=nameregs%2Fnameregs_2783.xml Source]; [[Theosophist/Vol11|''The Theosophist'', vol. 11]], October (Supplement) 1889, p. vii
|quotes=Zirkoff, Boris
|start=1812-12-12
|end=1897-08-06
|wikipedia=Samuel Laing (science writer)
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