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Baylis, Samuel Mathewson, 1845-1941
1845-1941
Samuel Matthewson Baylis was born on September 3, 1854, in Montreal, and died in 1941. He was the son of James Baylis and Sarah Jane Matthewson. On October 2, 1882, Baylis married Hilda Emily Adams and they had one son and three daughters. Baylis attended the Montreal High School and worked as a merchant with his father in James Baylis & Son, Carpets, and Company. He was also an author, his most known work was a prose monograph titled Shake-Speare: An Enquiry, published in 1910.
Revised on June 17, 2024, by Leah Louttit-Bunker