Samuel Ward
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Samuel Cutler Ward (January 27, 1814 — May 19, 1884), often referred to as "Uncle Sam," was a lobbyist, diplomat, and bon vivant who was present at many gatherings held by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky at the Lamasery.[1] He was famous in his time as the "King of the Lobby" who established a social style of political lobbying over elegant meals.
Theosophical Society involvement
According to Henry Steel Olcott in Old Diary Leaves, Sam Ward sent him a copy of his nephew Francis Marion Crawford's novel Mr. Isaacs,[2] which was mentioned in Mahatma Letter No. 102 and 104.
Additional resources
- Butterfield, Margaret. "Samuel Ward, Alias Carlos Lopez." University of Rochester Library Bulletin 12.2 (Winter, 1957). Available at University of Rochester web page.
- Crofts, Daniel W. A Secession Crisis Enigma: William Henry Hurlbert and "The Diary of a Public Man." Baton Rouge: Louisiana State university Press, 2010.
- Elliott, Maud Howe. Uncle Sam Ward and His Circle. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1938.
- Jacob, Kathryn Allamong. King of the Lobby. The Life and Times of Sam Ward. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010. Available at Google Books.
- Thomas, Lately (pseudonym of Robert Steele). Sam Ward "King of the Lobby". Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965.
- Ward, Samuel. Lyrical Recreations. New York: D. Appleton, Boston, 1865.
- Ward, Samuel. Sam Ward in the Gold Rush. (edited by Carvel Collins) Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1949.
Notes
- ↑ "Theosophy in New York: Facts about Mme. Blavatsky, Her Powers, and Her Religion." The World (New York), Vol. XXVII, September 12, 1886, p. 13. Available at Blavatsky Archives website.
- ↑ Henry Steel Olcott. Old Diary Leaves, Second Series (1878-1883), p. 394. Available online at http://www.theosophy.ph/onlinebooks/odl/odl226.html Theosophical Society in the Philippines Online Books.