Charles S. Lewis
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Charles Swearinger Lewis (February 26, 1821 - January 22, 1878) was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born in Clarksburg, Virginia
(now West Virginia), Lewis attended local schools and Ohio University
at Athens.
He was graduated from Augusta (Kentucky) College in 1844.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1846 and commenced practice in Clarksburg, Virginia
.
He served as member of the State house of delegates 1849-1852.
Lewis was elected as a Democrat
to the Thirty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John F. Snodgrass and served from December 4, 1854, to March 3, 1855.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854 to the Thirty-fourth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Clarksburg.
He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1861.
He served in the West Virginia House of Representatives in 1871.
He was State superintendent of free schools and adjutant general of the State of West Virginia from 1871 to 1873.
He resigned upon his election as judge of the second judicial circuit and served until his death in Clarksburg, W.Virginia, January 22, 1878.
He was interred in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
.
Born in Clarksburg, Virginia
Clarksburg, West Virginia
Clarksburg is a city in and the county seat of Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, in the north-central region of the state. It is the principal city of the Clarksburg, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area...
(now West Virginia), Lewis attended local schools and Ohio University
Ohio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
at Athens.
He was graduated from Augusta (Kentucky) College in 1844.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1846 and commenced practice in Clarksburg, Virginia
Clarksburg, West Virginia
Clarksburg is a city in and the county seat of Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, in the north-central region of the state. It is the principal city of the Clarksburg, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area...
.
He served as member of the State house of delegates 1849-1852.
Lewis was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Thirty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John F. Snodgrass and served from December 4, 1854, to March 3, 1855.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854 to the Thirty-fourth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Clarksburg.
He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1861.
He served in the West Virginia House of Representatives in 1871.
He was State superintendent of free schools and adjutant general of the State of West Virginia from 1871 to 1873.
He resigned upon his election as judge of the second judicial circuit and served until his death in Clarksburg, W.Virginia, January 22, 1878.
He was interred in Odd Fellows Cemetery.