Samuel Hynes Vick (born April 1, 1863) was an influential resident of North Carolina. A teacher, he was a Republican and served as postmaster. He served as a school principal and owned real estate including a hotel and a movie theater.

He was born in Castalia, North Carolina. His family moved to Wilson, North Carolina after the American Civil War and he went to school there.[1]

He built the Orange Hotel in Wilson. He was involved with the Independent Training School and was one of the founders of the Wilson Hospital and Tubercular Home.[2] He established a movie theater in Wilson.[3]

He was politically active and attended Republican National Conventions. He served as postmaster of Wilson[4] and invested in real estate. He was a member of the masons[1] and Odd Fellows.[3]

He married Annie Washington, daughter of prominent Wilson resident Jerry Washington.[5] They had eight children.[3]

He had a son Sam Hynes Jr. (May 8, 1894 - December 11, 1975) who died in a house fire while babysitting his grandson.

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  1. 1 2 "One of North Carolina's DGMs". GRAND UNITED ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS IN AMERICA AND JURISDICTION. March 14, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Orange Hotel". May 18, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Henderson, Lisa Y. (December 16, 2015). "Samuel H. Vick". Black Wide-Awake.
  4. ↑ "The Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year". D. Appleton and Company. July 21, 1903 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Kenzer, Robert C. (July 21, 1997). "Enterprising Southerners: Black Economic Success in North Carolina, 1865-1915". University of Virginia Press – via Google Books.
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