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[1] 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.[1] 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]

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


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