# Sam Oglethorpe — The Good Companions character guide

> Sam Oglethorpe in The Good Companions by J. B. Priestley.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sam, Mr. Oglethorpe, old Sam, Oglethorpe

**First appearance:** 0017-iv-mr-oakroyd-on-t-road

## Who they are

An old friend of Jess Oakroyd from Yorkshire.

## Relationships

### [Jess Oakroyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/jess_oakroyd)

_friendship_

Jess and Sam are old friends from Yorkshire, sharing a bond of hometown familiarity and mutual support.

### [Jess Oakroyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/jess_oakroyd)

_friendship_

Jess and Sam are old friends from Yorkshire, sharing a bond of hometown familiarity and mutual support.

### [Jess Oakroyd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/jess_oakroyd)

_friendship_

Jess and Sam are old friends from Yorkshire, sharing a bond of hometown familiarity and mutual support.

## In the story

### [Mr. Oakroyd Leaves Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/chapters/i-mr-oakroyd-leaves-home)

Sam is Jess's friend, an independent man who owns a hen-run and a joinery business. He and Jess talk in his henhouse, and Sam's independence inspires Jess's dreams.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/chapters/iii)

Jess's friend, now an independent hen-keeper and handyman, who inspires Jess with his freedom.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/chapters/i)

Briefly encountered by Jess on the street; Jess tells him he's 'off for me holidays.'

### [Mr. Oakroyd Plays "The Hunted Man" for a Short Season](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/chapters/iv-mr-oakroyd-plays-the-hunted-man-for-a-short-season)

Mentioned as a contrast to Oakroyd's new independence; Oakroyd no longer envies him.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as the old man with a joinery business that Mr. Oakroyd once envied but now sees as inferior to his current work.

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_good_companions_se/chapters/iii)

Jess's old friend who offers companionship and beer, reminiscing about Jess's earlier travels.

## Links

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