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at

WuHhington. D.C,

in which oity he is also chairman of the

Printing com-

Lewis pany.

He

luis

deliv-

ered de, as a state senate.

Lewis, Morgan, HI,

17.")-l.

in

New

liave


 * M'riodical

His poems hvi'n given a

plac«' in I'oeta of I'olleetioiis;

Am-

state 1808

ISIiO.

in

Maple

(Jnive, HI.

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is

died by his own hand (K t. 8, 180!». Nashville, Tenn. Lewis, Merton Elmer, law vi-r of Roches ti r, N.V., was born Dec. 1(1,* 18)51, in WebHter, N.V He has l>een a member of the N«'w ^'ork state senate and has been nctilig mayor of Rochester. Lewis, Nathaniel W., soldier, horticultur ist, state !^«Miator, was born Sept. 11, 18;H, in Washington county, Vt. He taught school for awhile, and in IH'yS moved to Calhoun county, Mich. Jn 1802 he enlisted as a |irivatc in an independent regiment der. iieir

He

known a>< Merrill's Horse; was promoted through tile gra«les to lieutenant; and was mustered out in the fall of 18(m. He is n

governor

judgi* c<»urt 17J>2:

1801



fnun

legislature t»»

1811.

from

He was

t rusted with the City; subse<|ueiit ly erature a!id agriculture. In 18:i5 was president of the Ni'w York historical society. He died Oct. 1«. 18.->4, in New York City,

president

Lewis, Loran Ludowick, lawyer and capilalist of Huiralo. N.V.. was born May U, IS25, in Cayugi county, N.Y. He has been president of the Third national bank of llnirah). He is counsel for the firm of l.«'wis and Lewis. Lewis, Lunsford Lomax, lawyer, jurist, w.iH born Mnnli 17. iSKi, in Rockingham county, Va. He was commonwealth's al(orney for (ul|)eper county in lS7-74; was so»in afterwjird a|)|Kiinted Unitt'il States ilislrict attorni'y for the eastern «listrict of Virginia: and in 1HH2 was elected a judge of the state supreme c«»urt. bi'coming the loltowilig year its i)resi(lent. Lewis, Margaret Cameron, author, was born Dee. 21. lSfl7. in Ottawa, HI. She is (lie author of The I'ijier's Play; The Teeth «»f the (Jift Horse: and other works. Lewis, Meriwether, explorer, governor, was born Aug. 18. 1774. near Charlottesville, I'a. He was nuide governor of Louisliiiiii territory in 1HU7; and restored the country from strif*' and dissensions to or-

lawyer, jurist, was born Oct.

quarterappointed with master-general the rank of brigadiergeneral in 1812; and major-general in 1813. In 1814 he was enNew York defense of devoted himself to lit-



of the Comnu'rcial state bank.

numerous

ISm t«» 18(>7. He was a member of the

and in other and also constantly

appear in tlu' Iradin;; periodicals of the east. Lewis, Judd Mortimer, }M>et, was born Sept. 1HU7. in Fulton. N.Y. He is the author of The Old Wash Place Lilts O' lAive; anHcliigun

S'ork City. He was of the supreme of New York in chief justice in

press; and is the author of a volunu' of {>ms.

member governor,

legislator,

stal*'

has

and served two years, dur-

olhces. of trust;

Lewis Olin

man 18(il.

»tf

B., lawy»-r, jtirist,

and states-

was born March 12. Weyauwega, Wis. He was edu-

St. Paul, Minn.,

in

at the iiniversity of Wisconsin and law school of the imiversity of WisHe engaged in the practice of law St. Paul in 1880; was a member of the

cati'd

the

consin. in

.Minnesota state as.sembly in 18»4-l>8; and since 18tH5 has been judge of the seventh judicial district court of Minnesota.

Lewis, Richard Anthony, merchant of

Chestnut

St.,

Sept.

14.

1831).

He

a diri'ctor

is

0<)2

Pa., was born Worcester county, Mass. ot the Delaware insurance

IMiiladelphia, in

company. Lewis, Richard James, lawyer, state legislat« he was elected to the NewYork asHi-mbly from New York City. Lewis, Richard V., merchant of 1,30 West Forty-s»'cond st., New York City, was born Dec. 23. IS41, in Wales. He is president of He served the lirm of Lewis and Conger. in the civil war. physician, otologist and Robert, of 48 West Fortieth st.. New was born .March 8. 1802, in NewYork City. He graduated from the college of physicians and surgeons, the medical ilepartnu'nt of the Columbia university; and since 1?M)1 he has been surgeon in the aunil department and professor of clinical otology since 1!)08 in that institution. He is also consulting St. aiirist to Flushing and Francis* hospitals. He is a contributor to Tin* Refereiic*' Handbook 7, in Cass county. Mo.

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