Lewis Dewart

Lewis Dewart
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 9th district
In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by	See below
Succeeded by	See below
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
In office 1823-1826
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1812-1820
Personal details
Born	(1780-11-14)November 14, 1780 Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Died	April 26, 1852(1852-04-26) (aged 71) Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Political party	Jacksonian Democrat

Lewis Dewart (November 14, 1780 – April 26, 1852) was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

Lewis Dewart (father of William Lewis Dewart) was born in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. He was a clerk in his father’s store for several years and later became a coal operator and banker. He served as postmaster at Sunbury from 1806 to 1816. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1812 to 1820. He was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1823 and served three years. He was one of the organizers and builders of the Danville & Pottsville Railroad, and served as one of the first directors.

Dewart was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress. He was again a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1835 to 1840 and served as speaker in 1840. He was chief burgess of Sunbury in 1837 and a member of the school board. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1841. He died in Sunbury in 1852 and was buried in Sunbury Cemetery.

See also

• Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Sources

• United States Congress. "Lewis Dewart (id: D000289)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard