Louis B. Costello

Louis B. Costello
A black-and-white photographic portrait of an older man from the shoulders up, wearing a suit, with a necktie, and eyeglasses
Portrait of Costello, c. 1950s
Born
Louis Bartlett Costello

(1876-09-14)September 14, 1876
DiedMay 6, 1959(1959-05-06) (aged 82)
Burial placeRiverside Cemetery
EducationBates College (BA)
Occupations
  • Newspaper publisher
  • banker
TitlePresident of the Lewiston Daily Sun company (1945–1959)
Spouse
Sadie May Brackett
(m. 1900; died 1957)
Children2
Signature
Cursive signature of Louis B. Costello

Louis Bartlett Costello (September 14, 1876 – May 6, 1959) was an American newspaper publisher and banker who served as general manager and then president of The Lewiston Daily Sun and Lewiston Evening Journal in Lewiston, Maine. He began his career in journalism while still a student at Bates College and, by the end of his life, was a leading press figure in the state.

For nearly a half century, Costello was one of the most prominent members of the Lewiston-Auburn community. In addition to running its largest morning and afternoon papers, he was a longtime trustee of both Bates College and the Androscoggin County Savings Bank, serving as the latter institution's president from 1931 to 1939. He was an active Freemason and member of the United Baptist church.


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