Samuel L. Simpson

Samuel Leonidas Simpson (1845–1899) was an American poet, known for his works about the U.S. state of Oregon.

[1] Simpson was born in Missouri on November 10, 1845, moving to Oregon with his parents the following year.

[2] His parents were Ben and Nancy (née Cooper) Simpson; he married Julia Humphrey in 1867.

He served for four months that year as editor of the Salem Statesman, until his father was compelled to sell the newspaper.

[3] His works were posthumously collected in a volume titled The Gold-Gated West: Songs and Poems, published in 1910.