| LEWIS (Soundex
L200)
— See also
AULWES,
DZIADULEWISCZ,
ELOWEISE,
FOBBS-LEWIS,
LEIS,
LEIWS,
LEWI,
LEWIS-BURKS,
LEWISOHN,
LEWISON,
LEWISS,
LEWISTON,
LOUIS,
LOWES,
LOWIS,
SAINTLEWIS,
SEWILL,
TAYLOR-LEWIS,
WEISL,
WILES,
WILLES,
WILLESS,
WILLSE,
WISSEL.
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Lewis, Ken —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1986.
Still living as of 1986.
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Lewis, Kendrick R. —
of Kentucky.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1922.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Kenneth P. —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Democrat. Postmaster at Lincoln,
Neb., 1962-71 (acting, 1962-63).
Still living as of 1971.
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Lewis, Knut —
Independent candidate for Governor of
South Dakota, 1918.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Knute —
Prohibition candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1894; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
South Dakota, 1898.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Lacy S., Sr. —
of Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C.
Republican. Hardware
dealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1952;
chair
of Randolph County Republican Party, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Ladd J. —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Candidate for mayor of
Adrian, Mich., 1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Ladd J., Jr. (b.
1871) —
of Sauquoit, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 5,
1871.
Republican. Manufacturer;
founder, Lewis Knitting
Co.; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1907-09.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Larry K. —
of Detroit west side, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1988,
2000,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Lewis, Lawrence
(1879-1943) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 22,
1879.
Democrat. Newspaper
work; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1933-43; defeated,
1930; died in office 1943.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died December
9, 1943 (age 64 years, 170
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Lewis, Lawrence H. (b.
1840) —
of Cuba, Crawford
County, Mo.
Born in Amboy, Oswego
County, N.Y., October, 1840.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1905-06,
1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Lena —
of Pine Island, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1944.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Lena Morrow —
of California.
Socialist. Lecturer;
delegate to Socialist National Convention from California, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1928.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Leon P. —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Republican. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Norwich, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Leonard —
of Bradford
County, Pa.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Bradford County, 1891-92.
Burial location unknown.
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Leonard See J.
Leonard Lewis |
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Lewis, Lewis E. (b. 1893) —
also known as Louie E. Lewis —
of Christopher, Franklin
County, Ill.
Born in Franklin
County, Ill., July 20,
1893.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 50th District, 1932-39; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1937-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1939-41; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Interment at Masonic
and Odd Fellows Cemetery, Benton, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Franklin Lewis and Louisiana Elizabeth (Galloway) Lewis;
married to Flora Agnes Overturf. |
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Lewis, Lillian —
also known as Mrs. John Lewis —
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Lewis, Linda —
of Martinez, Contra
Costa County, Calif.
Candidate for mayor
of Martinez, Calif., 2002.
Female.
Still living as of 2002.
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Lloyd See T.
Lloyd Lewis |
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Lewis, Loran Ludowick
(1825-1916) —
also known as Loran L. Lewis —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Mentz, Cayuga
County, N.Y., May 9,
1825.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 31st District, 1870-73; candidate for Buffalo
superior court judge, 1877; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1883-95; president, Third
National Bank of
Buffalo; appointed in 1901 as defense counsel for Leon Czolgosz,
assassin of President William
McKinley.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March 8,
1916 (age 90 years, 304
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Lewis, Loren F. —
of Poplar Bluff, Butler
County, Mo.
Democrat. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from Butler County, 1954.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Lorraine —
of Springfield, Union
County, N.J.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1968.
Female.
Still living as of 1968.
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E. See Lewis E. Lewis |
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Lewis, Louis —
of Essex
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1913, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Luff —
of Kent
County, Del.
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Kent County, 1824.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Lunsford Lomax
(1846-1920) —
also known as Lunsford L. Lewis —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Rockingham
County, Va., March
17, 1846.
Republican. Lawyer; Culpeper
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1870-74; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1874-82, 1902-05,
1905-12; justice of
Virginia state supreme court, 1882-94; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1896; candidate for Governor of
Virginia, 1905.
Died in Richmond,
Va., March
13, 1920 (age 73 years, 362
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Lewis, Luther —
of Hotchkiss, Delta
County, Colo.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Lynn J.
(1876-1938) —
of Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich.; South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Bangor, Van Buren
County, Mich., June 3,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1915-20; mayor
of South Haven, Mich.; elected 1935.
Welsh
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1938
(age about
62 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abel J. Lewis and Imogene (Sackett) Lewis; married, October
12, 1895, to Nellie Gray. |
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Lewis, Lynn R. —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Cortland, N.Y., 1911.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. —
of Accomac, Accomack
County, Va.
Democrat. Elected Virginia
state house of delegates 100th District 2011.
Still living as of 2011.
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Lewis, M. C., Jr. —
of Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arkansas, 1960;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1961.
Still living as of 1961.
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Lewis, M. M. —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1896.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Madison Horton (b.
1896) —
also known as Madison H. Lewis —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Warwick, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 15,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; ice cream
manufacturer; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Member, Military
Order of Foreign Wars; Theta
Xi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward B. Lewis and Hope (Horton) Lewis; married, September
20, 1924, to Elizabeth Sanford. |
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Lewis, Manuel W. —
of Centerville (now part of Fremont), Alameda
County, Calif.
Democrat. Postmaster at Centerville,
Calif., 1934-56 (acting, 1934-35); Fremont,
Calif., 1956-62.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Marcellus W. —
of Bladensburg, Prince
George's County, Md.
Democrat. Postmaster at Bladensburg,
Md., 1893-97.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Margaret —
Green. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 2002.
Female.
Still living as of 2002.
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Lewis, Marion Serious —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Police
officer; candidate for mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 2007.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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Lewis, Marshall N. —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Saddle
and harness maker; justice of the peace; burgess
of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1867-73.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Marx —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state senate 5th District, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1924 (4th District), 1930 (12th
District); candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1935.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Marx L. —
of Nassau
County, N.Y.
Liberal. Candidate for New York
state senate 4th District, 1954.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Mary —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Communist. Candidate for Missouri
state treasurer, 1936.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Mary Ann —
of Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Lewis, Matt N. —
of Virginia.
Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1922.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Maurice Edward,
Jr. —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Democrat. Postmaster at Reno,
Nev., 1967-71 (acting, 1967).
Still living as of 1971.
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Lewis, McMillan
(1903-1978) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 15,
1903.
Democrat. Insurance
broker; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,
1933-34; member of Missouri
state senate 32nd District, 1935-38.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1978
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Lewis, Melvin —
of Accomac, Accomack
County, Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Lewis, Melvin Jay —
of Pullman, Allegan
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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Lewis, Meriwether
(1774-1809) —
of Missouri.
Born near Ivy, Albemarle
County, Va., August
18, 1774.
Governor
of Louisiana (Missouri) Territory, 1807-09; died in office 1809.
English
and Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Commanded expedition with William
Clark to Oregon, 1803-04.
Died from gunshot
wounds under mysterious
circumstances (murder or
suicide?)
at Grinder's Stand, an inn on
the Natchez Trace near Hohenwald, Lewis
County, Tenn., October
11, 1809 (age 35 years, 54
days).
Interment at Meriwether
Lewis Park, Near Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tenn.
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Relatives: Son
of William Lewis and Lucy (Meriwether) Lewis; first cousin once
removed of Howell
Lewis, John
Walker, David
Meriwether (1755-1822), James
Meriwether (1755-1817), Francis
Walker and George
Rockingham Gilmer; first cousin five times removed of Arthur
Sidney Demarest; second cousin of James
Meriwether (1788-1852), David
Meriwether (1800-1893) and James
Archibald Meriwether; second cousin once removed of George
Washington, Howell
Cobb (1772-1818), Thomas
Walker Gilmer, David
Shelby Walker and Reuben
Handy Meriwether; second cousin twice removed of Howell
Cobb (1815-1868), Thomas
Reade Rootes Cobb, James
David Walker and David
Shelby Walker Jr.; second cousin thrice removed of Hubbard
T. Smith; second cousin four times removed of Archer
Woodford; third cousin of Theodorick
Bland, Robert
Brooke, Bushrod
Washington, George
Madison and Richard
Aylett Buckner; third cousin once removed of John
Randolph of Roanoke, Henry
St. George Tucker, John
Thornton Augustine Washington, Zachary
Taylor, Francis
Taliaferro Helm and Aylette
Buckner; third cousin twice removed of John
Strother Pendleton, Albert
Gallatin Pendleton, Aylett
Hawes Buckner, Charles
John Helm, Thomas
Leonidas Crittenden, Nathaniel
Beverly Tucker and Hubbard
Dozier Helm; third cousin thrice removed of James
Francis Buckner Jr., Key
Pittman, Claude
Pollard and Vail
Montgomery Pittman; fourth cousin once removed of Henry
Rootes Jackson. |
| | | Political families: Demarest-Meriwether-Lewis
family of New Jersey; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg
family of Virginia (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: George
F. Shannon |
| | | Lewis counties in Idaho, Ky., Mo., Tenn. and Wash. are
named for him; Lewis and Clark
County, Mont. is named partly for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Meriwether
Lewis Randolph
— Meriwether
Lewis Walker
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| | | Coins and currency: His portrait
appeared (along with Clark's) on the $10 U.S. Note from 1898 to
1927. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Meriwether Lewis: Thomas C.
Danisi, Uncovering
the Truth About Meriwether Lewis — Donald Barr
Chidsey, Lewis
and Clark: The Great Adventure |
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Lewis, Merton Elmer (b.
1861) —
also known as Merton E. Lewis —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Webster, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
10, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 28th District, 1894;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1897, 1899-1901;
member of New York
state senate 43rd District, 1902-06; New York
state attorney general, 1917-18; appointed 1917; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1918.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Chadwick Lewis and Rhoda Ann (Willard) Lewis; married, January
2, 1886, to Adaline Louise Moody; married, November
8, 1899, to Eva J. Gates. |
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Lewis, Michele —
of Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.
Democrat. Member, Credentials Committee, Democratic National
Convention, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Lewis, Mildred C. —
Candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Lewis, Miles K. —
of Lompoc, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Mayor
of Lompoc, Calif., 1940-42.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Millicent See C.
Millicent Lewis |
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Lewis, Morgan (1754-1844) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Rhinebeck, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
16, 1754.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1789-90, 1791-92 (New York County 1789-90,
Dutchess County 1791-92); New York
state attorney general, 1791-92; appointed 1791; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1792-1801; Governor of
New York, 1804-07; member of New York
state senate Middle District, 1810-14; general in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 7,
1844 (age 89 years, 174
days).
Interment at St.
James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y.
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Lewis, Morris —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Morris J. —
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Moses E.
(1854-1951) —
of Florence, Fremont
County, Colo.
Born in Coal Valley, Rock Island
County, Ill., July 26,
1854.
Republican. Member of Colorado
state senate, 1905-09; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1915-17; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Colorado, 1928.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
13, 1951 (age 96 years, 230
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Nathan D. —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Prohibition candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Nathan F. (b.
1879) —
of Wells, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Wells, Rutland
County, Vt., October
25, 1879.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Wells, 1910.
Universalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Nelson M. —
of Mercer
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1882-83.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis, Nora Marie —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1990.
Female.
Still living as of 1990.
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Lewis, Norman —
of Thomson, Carroll
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1884.
Burial location unknown.
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