Samuel S. Lewis Explained

Samuel S. Lewis
Order:17th
Office:Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Term Start:January 17, 1939
Term End:January 19, 1943
Governor:Arthur James
Predecessor:Thomas Kennedy
Successor:John Bell
Office2:57th Treasurer of Pennsylvania
Term Start2:January 20, 1925
Term End2:January 15, 1929
Governor2:Gifford Pinchot
John Stuchell Fisher
Preceded2:Charles Snyder
Succeeded2:Edward Martin
Office3:22nd Auditor General of Pennsylvania
Term Start3:January 18, 1921
Term End3:January 20, 1925
Governor3:William Cameron Sproul
Gifford Pinchot
Preceded3:Charles Snyder
Succeeded3:Edward Martin
Birth Date:February 17, 1874
Birth Place:York, Pennsylvania
Profession:Politician
Party:Republican

Samuel S. Lewis (February 17, 1874 – January 15, 1959) was the 17th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 1939 to 1943.

Lewis was born in York, Pennsylvania. He was elected Pennsylvania Auditor General in 1921 and then served as Pennsylvania Treasurer from 1925 through 1929. During the 1931-1935 administration of Gifford Pinchot, he was the Secretary of Highways and spearheaded the governor's ambitious rural transportation initiative. From 1951 through 1953, he was Governor John S. Fine's Secretary of Forests & Water. https://web.archive.org/web/20140830095640/http://stateparks.us-parks.com/pa/samuel-s-lewis-state-park/samuel-s-lewis-state-park.html. There is a state park near York named after the former lieutenant governor.

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