Preceded by Ezra A. Burrell Role Politician Succeeded by Herman H. Taylor Died June 9, 1944 | Political party Republican Party Republican Party Name Lewis Sweetser | |
 | ||
Governor James H. Brady
James H. Hawley Full Name Lewis Hobart Sweetser Born January 13, 1868
San Francisco, California ( 1868-01-13 ) Spouse(s) Clara Hawkins (1902–1930s; her death) Alma mater University of California
Yale University Residence Burley, Idaho, United States Education University of California, University of California, Berkeley, Yale University | ||
Lewis Hobart Sweetser (January 13, 1868 – June 9, 1944) was a Republican politician from Idaho. Born in San Francisco, he attended the University of California, Class of 1889, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. Sweetser served as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho from 1909 to 1913 during the administrations of Governors James H. Brady and James H. Hawley. He lived in Burley, Idaho.
Sweetser also served in the Idaho Legislature. He was a member of the Idaho State House of Representatives from 1901 to 1902 and from 1905 to 1906. He died in Los Angeles in 1944.
References
Lewis H. Sweetser Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA