John Wood Lewis Sr.
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John Wood Lewis Sr. | |
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Confederate States Senator from Georgia | |
In office April 7, 1862 – January 19, 1863 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Herschel Johnson |
Personal details | |
Born | Spartanburg County, South Carolina, U.S. | February 1, 1801
Died | July 11, 1865 Canton, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 64)
Resting place | Riverview Cemetery, Canton, Georgia, U.S. 34°14′20.2″N 84°29′27.3″W / 34.238944°N 84.490917°W |
Political party | Democratic |
Profession | Politician, physician |
John Wood Lewis Sr. (February 1, 1801 – July 11, 1865) was an American politician and physician who represented Georgia in the Confederate States Senate from 1862 to 1863.
Biography
Lewis was born on February 1, 1801, in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. He was a member of the South Carolina state legislature, 1830-1831; member of Georgia Senate, 1845; Senator from Georgia in the 1st Confederate States Congress, 1862-1863. He was elected on April 7, 1862, after Robert Toombs, former Confederate States Secretary of State, declined his election at the Congress's opening session on February 18. Lewis died on July 11, 1865, in Canton, Georgia.
See also
Further reading
- Simms, W. E.; Lewis, John W.; Mitchel, Chas. B. (1862). Report of the Select Committee Appointed by the Senate of the Confederate States to Examine into the Condition of Hospitals, and Report by Bill or Otherwise (Report). OL 24600622M – via Internet Archive.
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