Samuel G. McFarland

Samuel Gamble McFarland (December 11, 1830 – April 26, 1897) was an American Presbyterian missionary who worked mainly in Siam (Thailand) during the latter half of the 19th century.

[1] Samuel and Jane left for missionary work in Siam in 1860, setting sail on June 5 after a farewell meeting held in Raccoon Church.

[3][4] The McFarlands had four children—three sons and one daughter, all born in Bangkok under the care of missionary doctor Dan Beach Bradley: William, Edwin, George and Mary.

[3] William Hays McFarland (November 7, 1862 – April 21, 1891) attended Washington & Jefferson College and worked in Pittsburgh for a year before returning to Siam in 1884, entering government service under the Ministry of War.

He wrote the first Thai medical textbooks, continued to edit and publish his father's dictionary, and set up a business to import the Smith Premier typewriters after Edwin's death.