Samuel W. Lewis (politician) explained

Samuel W. Lewis (born c. 1845) was a Canadian-born American schoolteacher and state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Madison County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1884-1885.^{[1] [2]}

He was born in Canada circa 1845 and arrived in the U.S. around 1868 and naturalized as a U.S. citizen September 14, 1876.^[3] He had a wife called Ida and they had three children. He was a Republican.^[4]

He and other “colored” House members made vigorous protest of accusation of corruption against them from the Watchman newspaper.^[5]

He was chairman of the Republican Executive Committee for the Seventh District.^[6]

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

Notes and References

1. Web site: Samuel W. Lewis (Madison County) · Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi · Mississippi State University Libraries. msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com.
2. News: The Legislature - 1884 . 6 August 2022 . Clarion-Ledger . 19 January 1884 . 1.
3. Web site: Naturalization record. September 14, 1876.
4. Web site: State Ledger clipping. State. Ledger. August 22, 1884.
5. Web site: State Ledger clipping. State. Ledger. March 14, 1884.
6. News: Republican Executive Committee . 6 August 2022 . The State Ledger . 2 May 1884 . 1.