Lewis H. Sweetser was a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 politician from Idaho

Idaho

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. 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

Lieutenant Governor of Idaho

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 from 1909 to 1913 during the administrations of Governors James H. Brady

James H. Brady

James Henry Brady was a U.S. politician from the Republican Party. He served as the eighth Governor of Idaho from 1909 to 1911 and a United States Senator representing Idaho from 1913 until his death.-Biography:...

 and James H. Hawley

James H. Hawley

James Henry Hawley was the ninth Governor of Idaho from 1911 until 1913. Hawley also served as mayor of Boise from 1903 to 1905.-Biography:...

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Sweetser also served in the Idaho Legislature

Idaho Legislature

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. He was a member of the Idaho State House of Representatives from 1901 to 1902 and from 1905 to 1906.