Samuel R. Spencer

Samuel R. Spencer ( November 4, 1871 -  September 29, 1961 ) was an American politician . Between 1931 and 1933 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Connecticut .

Career

Nothing is known about Samuel Spencer's youth and schooling. He lived in Suffield and was a member of the Republican Party . In 1900 he founded Spencer Brothers Hardware, Lumber and Coal . He later went blind. He was already blind during his time as Lieutenant Governor. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1915 and 1917 ; In 1927 he was a member of the State Senate . In 1928 and 1932 he took part as a delegate at the respective Republican National Conventions , at which Herbert Hoover was nominated as a presidential candidate. From 1929 to 1931, he was State Treasurer of Connecticut. In this capacity, he led the relief efforts for tobacco producers after their crops were destroyed by storms.

In 1930, Spencer was elected lieutenant governor of Connecticut alongside Wilbur Lucius Cross . He held this office between 1931 and 1933. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. In 1933 he was a member of his state's delegation that ratified Connecticut's 21st Amendment . It was about the repeal of the prohibition law from 1919.

Samuel Spencer was a curator between 1933 and 1949, and since 1943 chairman of the University of Connecticut's board of trustees . He was also interested in the preservation of the environment. In this context, he planted 1,000 trees along the streets of Suffield. He died on September 29, 1961. His place of death, like his birthplace, has not been recorded.

Web links

• Mentioned Spencer on the University of Connecticut website
• The Political Graveyard