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]
^ abc"Samuel W. Lewis (Madison County) · Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi · Mississippi State University Libraries". msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com.
^"The Legislature - 1884". Clarion-Ledger. 19 January 1884. p. 1. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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