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A.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DK/ofc/trcn.html">Member Dakota territorial council</a>, 1866-69. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="168.80.47">Lewis, J. B.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/KA-lived.html">Kanawha County</a>, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="080.34.85">Lewis, J. C.</a> — of Buxton Center, Buxton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/YO-lived.html">York County</a>, Maine. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/buxton.html#4">Buxton Center, Maine</a>, 1860-61. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="436.11.84">Lewis, J. Curtis, Jr.</a> — of Savannah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/CT-lived.html">Chatham County</a>, Ga. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/savannah.html">Mayor of Savannah, Ga.</a>, 1966-70. Still living as of 1970. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="506.57.43">Lewis, J. E.</a> — of Pemaquid Beach, Bristol, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/LI-lived.html">Lincoln County</a>, Maine. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/bristol.html#5">Pemaquid Beach, Maine</a>, 1893. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="817.86.07">Lewis, Mrs. J. F.</a> — of Glendale, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/MA-lived.html">Maricopa County</a>, Ariz. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1924/AZ.html">1924</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Lewis, J. Hamilton See <a href="#154.42.74">James Hamilton Lewis</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="033.86.90">Lewis, J. Heber</a> — of Burnside, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/PU-lived.html">Pulaski County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/KY.html">1956</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="985.73.68">Lewis, J. L.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/DA-lived.html">Dakota County</a>, Minn. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/sthse.html">Minnesota state house of representatives</a> District 20, 1873, 1878. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=13626">Minnesota Legislator record</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="844.81.20">Lewis, J. Leonard</a> — of Jacksonville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/DU-lived.html">Duval County</a>, Fla. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/FL.html">1940</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/committees.html">Resolutions Committee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/FL.html">1944</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/FL.html">1948</a> (alternate). Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="988.20.66">Lewis, J. N.</a> — of Paris, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/HE-lived.html">Henry County</a>, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/TN.html">1916</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="192.79.98">Lewis, J. S.</a> — of Asheboro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/RA-lived.html">Randolph County</a>, N.C. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1908/NC.html">1908</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1916/NC.html">1916</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1924/NC.html">1924</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="523.44.98">Lewis, J. S.</a> — of Lampasas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/LP-lived.html">Lampasas County</a>, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/TX.html">1944</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="168.32.80">Lewis, J. T.</a> — of Clarksville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ME-lived.html">Mecklenburg County</a>, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/VA.html">1916</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/committees.html">Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="030.04.67">Lewis, J. W.</a> — of Huntingburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/DU-lived.html">Dubois County</a>, Ind. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/huntingburg.html#2">Huntingburg, Ind.</a>, 1901. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="330.00.06">Lewis, J. Woodrow</a> (c.1912-1999) — Born about 1912. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/spju.html">Justice of South Carolina state supreme court</a>, 1964-84; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/spcj.html">chief justice of South Carolina state supreme court</a>, 1975-84. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/kidney.html">kidney</a> failure, in Darlington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/DA-died.html">Darlington County</a>, S.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1999/12-26.html">December 26, 1999</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/87.html">about 87 years</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="900.19.96">Lewis, Jabez</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ON-lived.html">Onondaga County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Onondaga County 4th District, 1856. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="827.15.83">Lewis, Jack</a> (1881-1945) — of Lewisville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/DT-lived.html">Denton County</a>, Tex. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ED-born.html">England</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1881/04-13.html">April 13, 1881</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">Newspaper editor and publisher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/lewisville.html">mayor of Lewisville, Tex.</a>, 1929-31. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1945/03-03.html">March 3, 1945</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/63.html">63 years, 324 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/DT-buried.html# ">Old Hall Cemetery</a>, Lewisville, Tex. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Frederick Lewis; married to Alma Maxey.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/16865027">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="047.78.57">Lewis, Jack F.</a> — of Powell, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WY/PA-lived.html">Park County</a>, Wyo. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/WY.html">1956</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="423.80.31">Lewis, Jack K.</a> — of San Bernardino, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SB-lived.html">San Bernardino County</a>, Calif. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/sanbernardino.html#2">San Bernardino, Calif.</a>, 1965-78 (acting, 1965-67). Still living as of 1978. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="927.31.38">Lewis, Jacob H.</a> — of Wilmington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/NC-lived.html">New Castle County</a>, Del. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/ofc/wilmington.html">mayor of Wilmington, Del.</a>, 1895. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="803.77.57">Lewis, Jacob Meek</a> (b. 1823) — also known as Jacob M. Lewis — of Lynn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ES-lived.html">Essex County</a>, Mass. Born in Lynn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ES-born.html">Essex County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1823/10-13.html">October 13, 1823</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/lynn.html">Mayor of Lynn, Mass.</a>, 1873-77. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob M. Lewis">Wikipedia article</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="127.01.33">Lewis, Jacob W.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RE-lived.html">Rensselaer County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Rensselaer County, 1835. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="455.04.93">Lewis, James</a> — of Groton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/MI-lived.html">Middlesex County</a>, Mass. Born in Massachusetts. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/groton.html">Groton, Mass.</a>, 1816. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="223.68.21">Lewis, James</a> — Whig. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/stsen.html">Pennsylvania state senate</a> 4th District, 1855-57. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="700.59.43">Lewis, James</a> — of Wilmington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/NC-lived.html">New Castle County</a>, Del. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/ofc/wilmington.html#2">Wilmington, Del.</a>, 1869-74. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="331.56.30">Lewis, James</a> — of New Orleans, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/OR-lived.html">Orleans Parish</a>, La. Born in Mississippi. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1880/LA.html">1880</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1888/LA.html">1888</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/LA.html">1896</a> (alternate); U.S. Surveyor-General for Louisiana, 1899-1905. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="104.22.91">Lewis, James, Jr.</a> — of New Orleans, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/OR-lived.html">Orleans Parish</a>, La. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1932/LA.html">1932</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/LA.html">1936</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/committees.html">Committee on Rules and Order of Business</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/LA.html">1940</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/committees.html">Committee on Rules and Order of Business</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/LA.html">1944</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/LA.html">1948</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="867.17.20">Lewis, James</a> — of Batavia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/GE-lived.html">Genesee County</a>, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/NY.html">2004</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="370.68.09">Lewis, James A.</a> — of Indiana. Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Indiana</a> 7th District, 1910. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="099.26.55">Lewis, James A.</a> — of Connecticut. Libertarian. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Connecticut</a>, 1982. Still living as of 1982. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="986.63.86">Lewis, James B.</a> — of Albuquerque, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NM/BE-lived.html">Bernalillo County</a>, N.M. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NM/ofc/trea.html">New Mexico state treasurer</a>, 1985-91; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NM/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New Mexico</a> 1st District, 1990; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NM/ofc/albuquerque.html">mayor of Albuquerque, N.M.</a>, 2001; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/NM.html">2008</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="951.26.19">Lewis, James G.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/BO-lived.html">Boone County</a>, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Boone County, 1946. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="590.13.18">Lewis, James H. II</a> — of Howell, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/LI-lived.html">Livingston County</a>, Mich. Libertarian. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> 42nd District, 2012. Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=4WgfAQAAMAAJ&pg=PT163"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/154/42.74.jpg" width=70 height=93 border=0 alt="James Hamilton Lewis"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="154.42.74">Lewis, James Hamilton</a> (1863-1939) — also known as J. Hamilton Lewis; "Pink Whiskers" — of Seattle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/KI-lived.html">King County</a>, Wash.; Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-lived.html">Cook County</a>, Ill. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/dv-born.html">Danville</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1863/05-18.html">May 18, 1863</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/trlg.html">Washington territorial legislature</a>, 1887-88; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Washington</a>, 1892; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1896/index.html">1896</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1900/index.html">1900</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1920/index.html">1920</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Washington</a> at-large, 1897-99; defeated (People's), 1898; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/IL.html">1928</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/IL.html">1936</a>; Honorary Vice-President, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1904/officers.html">1904</a>; speaker, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1912/speakers.html">1912</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Illinois</a>, 1908, 1920 (Democratic); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Illinois</a>, 1913-19, 1931-39; defeated (Democratic), 1918; died in office 1939. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">coronary thrombosis</a>, at Garfield <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1939/04-09.html">April 9, 1939</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 326 days</a>). Originally entombed at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/AR-buried.html#cms01520">Abbey Mausoleum</a> (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment to unknown location. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John Cable Lewis; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/">1896</a> to Rose Lawton Douglas.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000284">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406782">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J. Hamilton Lewis">Wikipedia article</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="519.64.32">Lewis, James M.</a> — of Cresskill, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/BE-lived.html">Bergen County</a>, N.J. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/cresskill.html#2">Cresskill, N.J.</a>, 1895-1903. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="616.10.52">Lewis, James M.</a> — of Alabama. Independent candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Alabama</a> 7th District, 1992. Still living as of 1992. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="129.22.53">Lewis, James M., Jr.</a> — Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Tennessee</a> 3rd District, 1998. Still living as of 1998. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="345.50.92">Lewis, James P.</a> — of Farmington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/HA-lived.html">Hartford County</a>, Conn. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Farmington; elected 1894. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="973.42.70">Lewis, James P.</a> — of Kentucky. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/sos.html">Secretary of state of Kentucky</a>, 1916-20. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="536.63.93">Lewis, James R.</a> — Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/asmbly.html">Wisconsin state assembly</a> 53rd District; elected 1974. Still living as of 1974. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="916.57.68">Lewis, James Taylor</a> (1819-1904) — also known as James T. Lewis — of Columbus, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/CO-lived.html">Columbia County</a>, Wis. Born in Clarendon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/OL-born.html">Orleans County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1819/10-30.html">October 30, 1819</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin</a>, 1854-56; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/sos.html">secretary of state of Wisconsin</a>, 1862-64; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Wisconsin</a>, 1864-66. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1904/08-04.html">August 4, 1904</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 279 days</a>). Interment <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/CO-buried.html#cms06092">somewhere</a> in Columbus, Wis. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/gov-james-taylor-lewis/">National Governors Association biography</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="113.93.83">Lewis, Janet L.</a> — of Lebo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/CF-lived.html">Coffey County</a>, Kan. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/CF-parties.html">Chair of Coffey County Democratic Party</a>, 2011. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2011. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="565.13.68">Lewis, Jared</a> — of Wallingford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NH-lived.html">New Haven County</a>, Conn. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Wallingford, 1824. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="867.72.18">Lewis, Jason</a> — Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CO/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Colorado</a> 2nd District, 1990. Still living as of 1990. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="673.77.77">Lewis, Jeff</a> — of Muncie, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/DE-lived.html">Delaware County</a>, Ind. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/IN.html">1972</a>. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="094.63.13">Lewis, Jerome</a> — of Little Rock, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/PU-lived.html">Pulaski County</a>, Ark. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1880/AR.html">1880</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="684.77.46">Lewis, Jerome</a> — of New York. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 10th District, 1942. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Lewis, Jerry See <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis2.html#384.61.31">Charles Jeremy Lewis</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Lewis, Jerry See <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis4.html#395.46.56">Gerald Lewis</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="839.31.89">Lewis, Jessamine DeHaven</a> — of Coraopolis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/AL-lived.html">Allegheny County</a>, Pa. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1924/PA.html">1924</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="335.04.56">Lewis, Jesse K.</a> — of Lexington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/FA-lived.html">Fayette County</a>, Ky. Free Citizens candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Kentucky</a>, 1955. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="028.98.02">Lewis, Jessie F.</a> — of Hesperia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/SB-lived.html">San Bernardino County</a>, Calif. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/hesperia.html#2">Hesperia, Calif.</a>, 1901. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="283.29.27">Lewis, Jewell M.</a> — of Arizona. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Arizona. Still living as of 2000. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="143.01.19">Lewis, Joe F.</a> — of Bessemer, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ala. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/bessemer.html">Mayor of Bessemer, Ala.</a>, 1950. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Lewis, Mrs. John See <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis6.html#543.06.79">Lillian Lewis</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="237.83.15">Lewis, John</a> — of Elwood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/MD-lived.html">Madison County</a>, Ind. Socialist. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/elwood.html">Mayor of Elwood, Ind.</a>, 1918-20; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Indiana, 1920. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="361.75.62">Lewis, John</a> — of Gilbert, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/MA-lived.html">Maricopa County</a>, Ariz. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/accounting.html">Accountant</a>; staff member for U.S. Sen. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garm-garneau.html#368.07.43">Jake Garn</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/ofc/gilbert.html">mayor of Gilbert, Ariz.</a>, 2009-. Still living as of 2014. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="241.04.89">Lewis, John A.</a> — Libertarian. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ID/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Idaho</a> 2nd District, 2002. Still living as of 2002. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/659/17.67.jpg" width=70 height=94 border=0 alt="John B. Lewis, Jr."></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="659.17.67">Lewis, John B., Jr.</a> (b. 1841) — of Shreveport, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/CA-lived.html">Caddo Parish</a>, La.; Boston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/SU-lived.html">Suffolk County</a>, Mass.; Reading, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/MI-lived.html">Middlesex County</a>, Mass. Born in Wilmington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/MI-born.html">Middlesex County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1841/08-30.html">August 30, 1841</a>. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/leather.html">shoe manufacturer</a>; Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Massachusetts</a>, 1901, 1922; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/sthse.html">Massachusetts state house of representatives</a>, 1907. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-templar.html">Knights Templar</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/grand-army-republic.html">Grand Army of the Republic</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of John B. Lewis and Threasa (Miller) Lewis; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1864/">1864</a> to Hattie A. Bancroft; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1872/">1872</a> to Mary U. Hawes.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Boston Globe, August 30, 1908</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="384.64.89">Lewis, John B.</a> — of Providence, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/PR-lived.html">Providence County</a>, R.I. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1916/RI.html">1916</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="595.32.76">Lewis, John Calhoun</a> (1800-1849) — also known as John C. Lewis — of Plymouth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/LI-lived.html">Litchfield County</a>, Conn. Born in Cornwall, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/LI-born.html">Litchfield County</a>, Conn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1800/12-29.html">December 29, 1800</a>. Whig. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/clothing.html">Dry goods merchant</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/locksmith.html">lock manufacturer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Plymouth, 1849; died in office 1849; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/spkr.html">Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives</a>, 1849; died in office 1849. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1849/11-21.html">November 21, 1849</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/48.html">48 years, 327 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/LI-buried.html# ">Old Cemetery</a>, Terryville, Plymouth, Conn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of William Lewis and Sarah Ann (Calhoun) Lewis; brother of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis4.html#778.52.27">Henry Gould Lewis</a>; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1824/09-15.html">September 15, 1824</a>, to Anna P. Hopkins; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1844/07-04.html">July 4, 1844</a>, to Mary (Warner) Lord; second cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boyles-bradburn.html#152.06.17">Jonathan Brace</a>; third cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boyles-bradburn.html#496.05.79">Thomas Kimberly Brace</a>; fourth cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kellian-kellum.html#316.08.43">Daniel Kellogg (1791-1875)</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yadkin-yarrow.html#478.82.62">Levi Yale</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kellian-kellum.html#194.32.12">Daniel Fiske Kellogg</a>; fourth cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kellian-kellum.html#922.22.69">Albert Gallatin Kellogg</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donovon-dorilus.html#777.55.31">James Rood Doolittle</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sacks-saintaubin.html#584.63.88">Russell Sage</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kellian-kellum.html#273.22.68">George Bradley Kellogg</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kellian-kellum.html#599.32.89">Daniel Kellogg (1835-1918)</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yadkin-yarrow.html#957.38.43">Levi Bacon Yale</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kellian-kellum.html#320.61.72">Charles Kellogg</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/urbahns-uttley.html#735.11.63">Robert Cleveland Usher</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hotchkiss-hougen.html#169.76.66">Charles M. Hotchkiss</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political families: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0001.html">Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family</a> of Connecticut and New York; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0073.html">Eastman family</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0015.html">Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family</a> of Virginia (subsets of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/12875988">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="029.03.46">Lewis, John David</a> — of Zelienople, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/BT-lived.html">Butler County</a>, Pa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/PA.html">1956</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="068.68.76">Lewis, John F.</a> — of Point Pleasant, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MS-lived.html">Mason County</a>, W.Va. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/pointpleasant.html#2">Point Pleasant, W.Va.</a>, 1904-15. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="659.46.12">Lewis, John Francis</a> (1818-1895) — also known as John F. Lewis — of Port Republic, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/RC-lived.html">Rockingham County</a>, Va. Born in Lynnwood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/RC-born.html">Rockingham County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1818/03-01.html">March 1, 1818</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/seccn.html">Delegate to Virginia secession convention</a> from Rockingham County, 1861; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Virginia</a>, 1869-70, 1882; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Virginia</a>, 1870-75. Slaveowner. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/cancer.html">cancer</a>, in Lynnwood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/RC-died.html">Rockingham County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1895/09-02.html">September 2, 1895</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/77.html">77 years, 185 days</a>). Interment <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/RC-buried.html# ">a private or family graveyard</a>, Rockingham County, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Gen. Samuel Hance Lewis and Nancy (Lewis) Lewis; half-brother of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis6.html#293.03.44">Lunsford Lomax Lewis</a>; married to Serena Helen Sheffey.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/15445.html">Lewis family</a> of Richmond, Virginia.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000285">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406783">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/978/000051825">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/10189467">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="864.93.46">Lewis, John G.</a> — of Waipahu, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/HI/HO-lived.html">Honolulu County</a>, Hawaii. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/HI/ofc/honolulu.html#4">Waipahu, Hawaii</a>, 1915-17. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="348.34.63">Lewis, John Greenleaf Whittier</a> — of Wayne, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Neb. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/ofc/cncn4.html">Delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention</a>, 1919-20. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Presumably named for: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitten-wickware.html#625.76.59">John Greenleaf Whittier</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="280.84.07">Lewis, John H.</a> — Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="042.07.29">Lewis, John H.</a> — of Winans, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/RO-lived.html">Roberts County</a>, S.Dak. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/ofc/stsen.html">South Dakota state senate</a> 34th District, 1901-02. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="773.63.26">Lewis, John H.</a> — of Marquette, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MQ-lived.html">Marquette County</a>, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 31st District, 1906, 1914; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/MI.html">Michigan Democratic State Central Committee</a>, 1915. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="317.66.05">Lewis, John H., Sr.</a> — of Louisville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ga. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Georgia</a> 5th District, 1998; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2008/GA.html">2008</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="578.68.36">Lewis, John Henry</a> (1830-1929) — also known as John H. Lewis — of Knoxville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/KX-lived.html">Knox County</a>, Ill. Born near Ithaca, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/TO-born.html">Tompkins County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1830/07-21.html">July 21, 1830</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/sthse.html">Illinois state house of representatives</a>, 1874; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Illinois</a> 9th District, 1881-83. Died in Knoxville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/KX-died.html">Knox County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1929/01-06.html">January 6, 1929</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/98.html">98 years, 169 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/KX-buried.html#cms03887">Knoxville Cemetery</a>, Knoxville, Ill. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1857/">1857</a> to Elizabeth S. Russell.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000286">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406784">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7257280">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="677.73.51">Lewis, John L.</a> — of Columbus, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/MU-lived.html">Muscogee County</a>, Ga. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/columbus.html">Mayor of Columbus, Ga.</a>, 1842-43. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="973.40.96">Lewis, John L.</a> — of New Orleans, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/OR-lived.html">Orleans Parish</a>, La. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/ofc/neworleans.html">Mayor of New Orleans, La.</a>, 1854-56. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="502.98.52">Lewis, John L.</a> — of Granville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/LI-lived.html">Licking County</a>, Ohio. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1908/OH.html">1908</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="107.45.21">Lewis, John L.</a> — of North Troy, Troy, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/OL-lived.html">Orleans County</a>, Vt. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/VT.html">Republican National Committee from Vermont</a>, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1912/VT.html">1912</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="896.43.75">Lewis, John L.</a> — of East Providence, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/PR-lived.html">Providence County</a>, R.I. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/RI.html">1964</a>. Still living as of 1964. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="534.68.75">Lewis, John M. B.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ly-lived.html">Lynchburg</a>, Va. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/lynchburg.html#2">Lynchburg, Va.</a>, 1924-34 (acting, 1924-25). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="378.08.40">Lewis, John McClanahan</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/MO-lived.html">Montgomery County</a>, Tex. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/rhse.html">Texas Republic House of Representatives</a>, 1844-45; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/rhsp.html">Speaker of the Texas Republic House of Representatives</a>, 1844-45; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/spkr.html">Speaker of the Texas State House of Representatives</a>, 1846. Interment <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/MO-buried.html#cms07257">somewhere</a> in Montgomery County, Tex. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="775.28.00">Lewis, John Nelson</a> (b. 1847) — of Voluntown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NL-lived.html">New London County</a>, Conn. Born in Exeter, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/WA-born.html">Washington County</a>, R.I., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1847/04-23.html">April 23, 1847</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a>, 1889, 1891; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/stsen.html">Connecticut state senate</a>, 1897. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ord-un-am-mechanics.html">Order of United American Mechanics</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of James Lewis and Mary (Sisson) Lewis; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1873/">1873</a> to E. Nietta Lee.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="324.85.81">Lewis, John P.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/AT-lived.html">Atchison County</a>, Mo. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Atchison County, 1873-74. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="480.56.24">Lewis, John P.</a> — of Farmington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/HA-lived.html">Hartford County</a>, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Farmington, 1896. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="947.93.76">Lewis, John R.</a> — of Atlanta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/FU-lived.html">Fulton County</a>, Ga. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/atlanta.html#2">Atlanta, Ga.</a>, 1889-93. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="937.24.96">Lewis, John R.</a> — of Louisville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1928/GA.html">1928</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="821.95.71">Lewis, John R.</a> — of Moses Lake, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/GA-lived.html">Grant County</a>, Wash. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/WA.html">1956</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="115.50.72">Lewis, John R., Jr.</a> — of Long Island (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ZZ-lived.html">unknown county</a>), N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/stsen.html">New York state senate</a> 8th District, 2004. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="859.42.88">Lewis, John Robert</a> (1940-2020) — also known as John Lewis — of Atlanta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/FU-lived.html">Fulton County</a>, Ga. Born in Troy, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/PI-born.html">Pike County</a>, Ala., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1940/02-21.html">February 21, 1940</a>. Democrat. Among the leaders of the civil rights movement of the 1960s; chair, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, 1963-66; board member, Southern Christian Leadership Conference; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Georgia</a> 5th District, 1987-; defeated, 1977; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/GA.html">1996</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/GA.html">2000</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/GA.html">2004</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/GA.html">2008</a>; received the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/spingarn-medal.html">Spingarn Medal</a> in 2002. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2020/07-17.html">July 17, 2020</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 147 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Eddie Lewis and Willie Mae (Carter) Lewis; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1968/12-21.html">December 21, 1968</a>, to Lillian Miles.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000287">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400240">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John Lewis (civil rights leader)">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/627/000039510">NNDB dossier</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Books by John Lewis: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0684810654/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0684810654&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Walking With the Wind : A Memoir of the Movement</a> (1998)</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="079.37.90">Lewis, John S.</a> — Candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="378.00.45">Lewis, John T.</a> — of Judson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/BE-lived.html">Blue Earth County</a>, Minn. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/sthse.html">Minnesota state house of representatives</a> District 11, 1905-08. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=13627">Minnesota Legislator record</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="238.32.61">Lewis, John Taylor</a> — U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/BZ-consuls.html ">Rio de Janeiro</a>, as of 1897-98. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="466.18.53">Lewis, John V.</a> — of Oakland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/AL-lived.html">Alameda County</a>, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1932/CA.html">1932</a>; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 1st California District, 1933-37. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis3.html#965.14.07">Edna Lewis</a>.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="814.77.12">Lewis, John W.</a> — of Indiana. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Indiana</a> 3rd District, 1908. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="841.71.82">Lewis, John W.</a> — of Opelousas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/SL-lived.html">St. Landry Parish</a>, La. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/LA.html">1916</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="461.10.80">Lewis, John W.</a> — of Illinois. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/sos.html">Secretary of state of Illinois</a>, 1970-73. Still living as of 1973. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="794.21.51">Lewis, John W.</a> — Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Texas</a> 9th District, 1982. Still living as of 1982. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="410.15.59">Lewis, John Wallace</a> — of Amsterdam, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/BE-lived.html">Bates County</a>, Mo. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Bates County, 1911-12. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="123.07.84">Lewis, John William</a> (1841-1913) — also known as John W. Lewis — of Springfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/WA-lived.html">Washington County</a>, Ky. Born near Greensburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/GE-born.html">Green County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1841/10-14.html">October 14, 1841</a>. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1880/KY.html">1880</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1884/KY.html">1884</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1888/KY.html">1888</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1904/KY.html">1904</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/cncn.html">delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention</a>, 1890; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Kentucky</a> 4th District, 1895-97; defeated, 1876, 1896. Died in Fort Worth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/TT-died.html">Tarrant County</a>, Tex., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/12-20.html">December 20, 1913</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/72.html">72 years, 67 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/MI-buried.html#cms03888">Lebanon Cemetery</a>, Lebanon, Ky. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000288">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406785">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="778.60.09">Lewis, John Wood</a> (1801-1865) — Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/SP-born.html">Spartanburg County</a>, S.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1801/02-01.html">February 1, 1801</a>. Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1830-31; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/stsen.html">Georgia state senate</a>, 1845; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/ccsen.html">Senator from Georgia in the Confederate Congress</a>, 1862-63. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Died in Canton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/CH-died.html">Cherokee County</a>, Ga., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1865/07-11.html">July 11, 1865</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/64.html">64 years, 160 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/CH-buried.html#cms04283">Riverview Cemetery</a>, Canton, Ga. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="534.82.11">Lewis, Jonathan</a> (c.1770-1834) — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/BU-lived.html">Burke County</a>, Ga. Born about 1770. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/stsen.html">Georgia state senate</a>, 1834. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1834/11-25.html">November 25, 1834</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/64.html">about 64 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/BD-buried.html#cms03937">Memory Hill Cemetery</a>, Milledgeville, Ga. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="551.16.97">Lewis, Jonathan</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/BO-lived.html">Broome County</a>, N.Y. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Broome County, 1823. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="552.09.12">Lewis, Jonathan B.</a> — of Belton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/AN-lived.html">Anderson County</a>, S.C. Whig. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/belton.html#2">Belton, S.C.</a>, 1851-59. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="899.76.98">Lewis, Jonathan S.</a> — of Stoneham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/MI-lived.html">Middlesex County</a>, Mass. Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/sos.html">secretary of state of Massachusetts</a>, 1905. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="112.67.70">Lewis, Joseph, Jr.</a> (1772-1834) — of Upperville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/FQ-lived.html">Fauquier County</a>, Va. Born in Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1772/index.html">1772</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/sthse.html">Virginia state house of delegates</a>, 1799-1803, 1817-18; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Virginia</a>, 1803-17 (at-large 1803-07, 9th District 1807-11, 7th District 1811-15, 8th District 1815-17). Slaveowner. Died in Clifton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/FX-died.html">Fairfax County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1834/03-30.html">March 30, 1834</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/61.html">about 61 years</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000290">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406787">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="670.35.26">Lewis, Joseph Horace</a> (1824-1904) — of Kentucky. Born near Glasgow, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/BN-born.html">Barren County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1824/10-29.html">October 29, 1824</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/sthse.html">Kentucky state house of representatives</a>, 1850; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Kentucky</a> 3rd District, 1870-73; defeated, 1857; state court judge in Kentucky, 1874. Slaveowner. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1904/07-06.html">July 6, 1904</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/79.html">79 years, 251 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/BN-buried.html#cms01974">Glasgow Cemetery</a>, Glasgow, Ky. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000289">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406786">Govtrack.us page</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="795.41.39">Lewis, Joseph J.</a> (1801-1883) — of West Chester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/CH-lived.html">Chester County</a>, Pa. Born in Westtown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/CH-born.html">Chester County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1801/10-05.html">October 5, 1801</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/westchester.html#3">chief burgess of West Chester, Pennsylvania</a>, 1839-43; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/spju.html">justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court</a>, 1857; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1860/PA.html">1860</a>; U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1863-65; president, West Chester <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/railroading.html">Railroad</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1883/04-05.html">April 5, 1883</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/81.html">81 years, 182 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1827/">1827</a> to Mary S. Miner.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="880.96.94">Lewis, Joseph J.</a> — of Guilford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NH-lived.html">New Haven County</a>, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Guilford, 1948. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="705.26.02">Lewis, Joseph N.</a> — of Massachusetts. U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/HT-consuls.html ">Port-au-Prince</a>, 1853-61. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="248.52.21">Lewis, Joseph S.</a> — of Geneva, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/OT-lived.html">Ontario County</a>, N.Y. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/geneva.html#3">Geneva, N.Y.</a>, 1856-57. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="605.70.03">Lewis, Joseph S.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/FA-lived.html">Fayette County</a>, W.Va. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/stsen.html">West Virginia state senate</a> 9th District, 1919-22. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="412.34.59">Lewis, Joseph T.</a> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/NC-lived.html">New Castle County</a>, Del. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DE/ofc/sthse.html">Delaware state house of representatives</a> from New Castle County 11th District, 1929-30. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="871.66.18">Lewis, Joy Kobashigawa</a> — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/HI/HO-lived.html">Honolulu County</a>, Hawaii. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/HI.html">1996</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/HI.html">2004</a>; candidate for Presidential Elector for Hawaii. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="286.79.68">Lewis, Joyce S.</a> — Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/sthse.html">Minnesota state house of representatives</a> District 51, 1929-30. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=13628">Minnesota Legislator record</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="130.90.17">Lewis, Judson A.</a> — U.S. Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SL-consuls.html ">Sierra Leone</a>, as of 1884. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="119.49.83">Lewis, Julia A.</a> — of Anderson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/MD-lived.html">Madison County</a>, Ind. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/IN.html">2008</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <a name="846.45.32">Lewis, Julius B.</a> — of Southington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/HA-lived.html">Hartford County</a>, Conn. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Southington, 1935-36, 1939-40; defeated, 1936, 1940. 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