Background
Boardman, Samuel Lane was born on March 30, 1836 in Bloomfield (now a part of Skowhegan), Maine, United States. Son of Charles Franklin and Philena (Russell) Boardman.
Boardman, Samuel Lane was born on March 30, 1836 in Bloomfield (now a part of Skowhegan), Maine, United States. Son of Charles Franklin and Philena (Russell) Boardman.
Honorary Master of Sciences, University of Maine, 1899).
Assistant editor Country Gentleman, Albany, New York, 1859. Editor Maine Farmer, Augusta, 1861-1878, American Cultivator, Boston, 1878-1879. Editor public The Home Farm, Augusta, 1880-1888.
Editor Kennebec Journal, 1889-1892, Bangor Daily Commercial, since 1895.
Member Maine State Board of Agriculture, 1872-1874, secretary same, and trustee of State College, 1874-1879. Member of the board of mgrs., Maine Experiment Station, 1885-1887.
Married Ann Bates, June 12, 1860 (died 1894). Married second, Alma Staples, April.