[3] At the time of his first daughter's birth, which occurred in Birchip the following year, he listed his profession as "rabbit inspector".

[2] He started a local newspaper, the Jeparit Leader, and soon sold the store to his brother-in-law James Menzies in order to concentrate on the paper.

[3] He was a supporter of compulsory voting, and proposed an amendment to that effect during the debate over what became the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.

[7] After losing his seat in parliament, Sampson returned to the newspaper trade, and was involved with various papers in Melbourne's eastern suburbs.

He was a director of the Country Press Co-operative of Victoria, and also served on the boards of a pottery firm and a fire insurance company.