Lewis R. Atwood

Lewis Rogers Atwood (September 6, 1860 – January 8, 1926) was an American businessman from Louisville, Kentucky. He was president of Peaslee-Gaulbert Company and served as chief of the paint and pigment section of the War Industries Board.

Early life Lewis Rogers Atwood was born on September 6, 1860, in Louisville, Kentucky, to Jean Farrar (née Rogers) and Robert Atwood. He was educated in public schools.

Career In 1878, Atwood joined the Peaslee-Gaulbert Company as an office boy. From 1879 to 1887, he worked as a salesman and traveled throughout the South. In 1889, he was promoted to president's assistant by President Gaulbert. He was elected as secretary in 1894. In 1908, following the death of Gaulbert, he was elected as president. He remained president until his death. He also served as president of the subsidiaries of the company, Louisville Lead & Color Company, General Varnish Company and Crystal Mirror Works.

In 1899, he was elected as a member of the board of directors of the Kentucky Theological Seminary. He was president of the Louisville Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) for five years. He was director of the First National Bank of Louisville, the Kentucky Title Savings Bank and Trust Company of Louisville, the Kentucky Title Company, the Home Finance Company, the Southern Oil Company, and the Turner-Day-Woolworth Handle Company. He was trustee of the American Printing House for the Blind. He was one of the founders of the Louisville Industrial Foundation and served as its president twice. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.

In June 1925, Atwood had an operation in Philadelphia. He suffered a setback and was hospitalized at the Louisville Infirmary in December 1925. He remained in the hospital and died of pneumonia three weeks later on January 8, 1926.