Samuel S. Lewis

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

Samuel S. Lewis
17th Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
In office
January 17, 1939 – January 19, 1943
GovernorArthur James
Preceded byThomas Kennedy
Succeeded byJohn Bell
19th Treasurer of Pennsylvania
In office
January 20, 1925 – January 15, 1929
GovernorGifford Pinchot
John Stuchell Fisher
Preceded byCharles Snyder
Succeeded byEdward Martin
22nd Auditor General of Pennsylvania
In office
January 18, 1921 – January 20, 1925
GovernorWilliam Cameron Sproul
Gifford Pinchot
Preceded byCharles Snyder
Succeeded byEdward Martin
Personal details
Born(1874-02-17)February 17, 1874
York, Pennsylvania
DiedJanuary 15, 1959(1959-01-15) (aged 84)
Political partyRepublican
ProfessionPolitician

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. . There is a state park near York named after the former lieutenant governor.


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