Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Robley, Samuel Warren September 28, 1885 - 
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Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Ltd. Territory of Hawaii, 1925
Author: Edited by George F. Nellist

SAMUEL WARREN ROBLEY, Boy Scout Executive. For more than a decade Samuel W. 
Robley has been engaged in boys’ work in Hawaii, first as extension secretary 
for the Honolulu Y.M.C.A., and later as executive of the Honolulu Council, Boy 
Scouts of America.
 Born at Philadelphia, Sept. 28, 1885, he is the son of George W. and Agnes P. 
(Shelley) Robley. He was educated in the Philadelphia grammar and public 
schools, later attending night school and taking extension courses.
 From 1904 to 1911 Mr. Robley was a professional athlete and engaged in 
theatrical work. He left this profession to become an electrical inspector. 
Soon afterward he came to Honolulu for a visit of a month and he has been here 
ever since.
 He became extension secretary for the Y.M.C.A. in 1914 and in 1916 was made 
executive for the Honolulu Boys’ clubs. He resigned on Jan. 1, 1921 to accept 
his present position of Boy Scout executive. Mr. Robley also is a member of 
the Territorial Prison Board, business agent for the Prison Aid Society, 
secretary of the Anti-Narcotic Commission of Hawaii and was a member of the 
1924 territorial grand jury. In 1923 he was a candidate for the Republican 
nomination for sheriff of the city and county of Honolulu. 
 He married Alice Miriam Willis on March 8, 1919 and there are two children, 
Frances and Florence. Mr. Robley is a Mason, Shriner, Elk and a member of the 
Ad Club, Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, Pan-Pacific Club, Honolulu Auto 
Club and the Y.M.C.A.


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