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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | John F. Lewis |
| Address |
Lynnwood, Virginia , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
March 01, 1818
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| Died | September 02, 1895
(77 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | LEWIS, John Francis - ironmaster, farmer, politician.
Born 3/1/1818 in Lynnwood VA; son of Samuel N. & Nancy (Lewis) Lewis. Attended the "Old Field" school. Episcopalian
Married Serena H. Sheffey, 1842; 7 children.
Superintendent of the Mount Vernon Iron Works in Lynnwood VA and also farmed.
Delegate to the 1861 Virginia Secession Convention and voted for remaining in the Union
Candidate for U.S. House (Union-VA) 1865
Lt. Gov. (R-VA) 1869-1870. Elected as a "True Republican"
U.S. Senate (R-VA) 1870-1875
U.S. Marshal, western district of Virginia, 1878-82
Lt. Gov. (Rj-VA) 1881-1883
James T. Havel, 1:345. |
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