Background
Samuel J. Drew was born in Tipton, Staffordshire, England, on April 22, 1863.
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Drew attended public schools until he was thirteen, when he went to work in a coal mine to support his family.
Career
Emigrating with his family to Will County, Illinois, Drew worked in the coal mines until saving enough to take a course at the Northern Indiana Normal School. Drew passed the bar and then worked in politics in the county seat of Joliet. He was elected to four consecutive terms in the Illinois House of Representatives.
(1898–1906)
In 1886, Drew had saved enough money to take a business course at the Northern Indiana Normal School, graduating the next year.
His studies allowed him to get a job as a court reporter. He later rose to become the chief clerk of the Illinois Steel Company.
Drew enjoyed to read in his free time and eventually studied to pass the Barometer In 1896, he was elected Town Clerk of Joliet, a role he served for two years.
In 1898, he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives as a Republican.
Drew was re-elected to the lower house in 1900, 1902, and 1904. His experience in the mines made him an ideal candidate for the committees on Labor & Industrial Affairs and Mines & Mining. He became known for his Drew Bill, which forbade the importing of labor from other states.
lieutenant was the first of its kind in the nation.
Drew later served as probate judge of Will County. Drew married Lizzie B. Parsons and had a daughter, Alberta.
Drew was an active Methodist. He died on January 22, 1926, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Joliet.
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