Samuel was not made king.
The Lord tells him to agree. The Lord says: " it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king." (1 Samuel 8)
Samuel Wilder King died in 1959.
Samuel King - minister - was born in 1775.
Samuel King - minister - died in 1842.
Samuel Ward King was born in 1786.
Samuel Ward King died in 1851.
Samuel Archer King died in 1914.
Samuel Archer King was born in 1828.
The people had asked Samuel to appoint a king (1 Samuel ch.8). At that time, Saul's family had lost two donkeys, and Saul went out in search of them (1 Samuel ch.9). God informed Samuel through prophecy, that a man would come to him the next day, and he was to be made the first Israelite king. The following day, Saul's search brought him to Samuel's town, and Samuel anointed him as king. See also:More about SamuelAppointing the first kingSaul's accomplishments
Samuel was the last judge and a prophet as well, he was never a king.
King Saul and King David - 1 and 2 Samuel
Yes. Samuel was Israel's last judge and also a prophet. Samuel was the one that anointed King Saul and later King David.