Samuel June Barrows

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | 645 words | Copyright

Samuel June Barrows 1845–1909, American clergyman and reformer, b. New York City. He was a pastor in Dorchester, Mass., and later edited (1880–96) the Christian Register, a Unitarian weekly. In 1895 he was appointed by President Cleveland to represent the United States on the International Prison Commission. The following year he was elected to Congress, where he worked for prison and civil service reform. He helped draft and secure passage of New York state's first probation law (1901). He wrote many reports and articles and several books.

Bibliography: See biography by his wife, Isabel C. Barrows, A Sunny Life (1913).

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Samuel June Barrows." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Samuel June Barrows." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Barrows.html

"Samuel June Barrows." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Barrows.html

Learn more about citation styles