{"id":2488,"date":"2020-10-19T16:52:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T21:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/?page_id=2488"},"modified":"2025-12-28T13:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T19:01:24","slug":"s-w-lewis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/s-w-lewis\/","title":{"rendered":"Samuel W. Lewis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/swlewis.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2489\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/swlewis-208x300.png\" alt=\"S W Lewis\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/swlewis-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/swlewis.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Samuel W. Lewis (Madison County)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>State House:\u00a0<\/strong>1884-1885<\/p>\n<p><strong>Born:<\/strong> c. 1845 in Canada<\/p>\n<p>Naturalized in 1876. Listed on the 1880 census in Madison County, occupation &#8220;School Teacher,&#8221; with wife Ida Redmond (m. August 11, 1871) and three young children. Lewis&#8217; children and grandchildren settled primarily in Detroit and New York City.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5677\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5677\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/s-w-lewis\/lewismarriage\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5677\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5677\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/lewismarriage-150x150.png\" alt=\"Marriage certificate, August 11, 1871\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/lewismarriage-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/lewismarriage-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marriage certificate, August 11, 1871<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2687\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2687\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/s-w-lewis\/nat\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2687 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/nat-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/nat-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/nat-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Naturalization record, September 14, 1876<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2695\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2695\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/s-w-lewis\/notes-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2695 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/notes-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/notes-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/notes-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">American Citizen, May 24, 1879<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2536\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/l-k-atwood\/daily84\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2536 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/daily84-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/daily84-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/daily84-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Mississippian, February 4, 1884<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2674\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/william-h-allen\/wat\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2674 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wat-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wat-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wat-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Ledger, March 14, 1884<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2689\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-f-henry\/sums\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2689 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sums-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sums-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sums-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Ledger, March 14, 1884<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2682\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2682\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/s-w-lewis\/conv-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2682 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/conv-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/conv-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/conv-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Ledger, August 22, 1884<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5521\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/george-w-huntley\/1888-meeting\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5521\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5521\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1888-meeting-150x150.png\" alt=\"Clarion-Ledger, February 16, 1888\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1888-meeting-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1888-meeting-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clarion-Ledger, February 16, 1888<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2684\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/s-w-lewis\/trial\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2684 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/trial-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/trial-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/trial-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicksburg Evening Post, March 23, 1888<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samuel W. Lewis (Madison County) State House:\u00a01884-1885 Born: c. 1845 in Canada Naturalized in 1876. Listed on the 1880 census in Madison County, occupation &#8220;School Teacher,&#8221; with wife Ida Redmond (m. August 11, 1871) and three young children. Lewis&#8217; children and grandchildren settled primarily in Detroit and New York City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":53,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2488","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2488"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5679,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2488\/revisions\/5679"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}