Weiss, Samuel Arthur, 1902-1977

Samuel Arthur Weiss (April 15, 1902 – February 1, 1977) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 31st (1941-1943), 30th (1943-1945), and 33rd (1945-1946) congressional districts and a Deputy Commissioner of the National Football League.

Born in Poland, he immigrated to the United States in July 1905 with his mother, Sadie, and younger sister. They joined his father, Israel, who had immigrated in November 1904. The family settled in Homestead, Pennsylvania, and later moved to Glassport, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1925, and from the law department of the same university with a LL.B. in 1927 and J.D. in 1929. He played quarterback with the pro-football team Glassport Odds from 1925 to 1926. He married Jeannette E. Hoffman on June 30, 1930. He was the director of the Roselia Maternity Hospital in Pittsburgh. He served in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1935 to 1939. He joined the NFL as a referee in 1942 and served as Deputy Commissioner of the league from 1942 to 1950.

He was elected in 1940 as a Democrat to the 77th United States Congress and to the two succeeding Congresses. He served until his resignation on January 7, 1946. He was elected in November 1945 as a judge of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas for the term commencing in January 1946 and served in this capacity until he retired in 1967. After retiring from the bench, he was President of the Pennsylvania State Judicial Administration in 1968. He died in Pittsburgh and was interred in B'nai Israel Cemetery in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania.