Lewis E. Sawyer
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Lewis Ernest Sawyer was a U.S. Representative
from Arkansas
.
Born in Shelby County, Alabama
, Sawyer moved with his parents to Lee County, Mississippi
.
He attended the public schools and was graduated from the University of Mississippi at Oxford.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
and commenced practice at Friars Point, Mississippi
, in 1895.
He served as mayor of Friars Point from 1896 until he enlisted in the Spanish-American War in June 1898.
He served in the Philippine Islands during the war.
He resumed the practice of law in Iuka, Mississippi
, in 1900.
He moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas
, in 1908 and continued the practice of his profession.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1913 and 1915 and was its speaker in the latter year.
Sawyer was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-eighth
Congress and served from March 4, 1923, until his death at Hot Springs, Arkansas
, May 5, 1923.
He was interred in Hollywood Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
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Born in Shelby County, Alabama
Shelby County, Alabama
Shelby County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama and a part of the Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman Combined Statistical Area. It is named in honor of Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky. The county seat of Shelby County is Columbiana. As of 2010 U.S. Census the population was 195,085. Shelby...
, Sawyer moved with his parents to Lee County, Mississippi
Lee County, Mississippi
-National protected areas:* Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site* Natchez Trace Parkway * Tupelo National Battlefield-History:On September 20, 1816, General Andrew Jackson, David Meriwether, and the Chickasaw Nation signed the Treaty of Chickasaw Council House in Lee County.Lee County was...
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He attended the public schools and was graduated from the University of Mississippi at Oxford.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
and commenced practice at Friars Point, Mississippi
Friars Point, Mississippi
Friars Point is a town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,480 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Friars Point is located at ....
, in 1895.
He served as mayor of Friars Point from 1896 until he enlisted in the Spanish-American War in June 1898.
He served in the Philippine Islands during the war.
He resumed the practice of law in Iuka, Mississippi
Iuka, Mississippi
Iuka is a city in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,059 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Tishomingo County. Woodall Mountain, the highest point in Mississippi, is located just south of Iuka.- History :...
, in 1900.
He moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas, the county seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing all of Garland County...
, in 1908 and continued the practice of his profession.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1913 and 1915 and was its speaker in the latter year.
Sawyer 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 Sixty-eighth
68th United States Congress
The Sixty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923 to March 4, 1925, during the last months of...
Congress and served from March 4, 1923, until his death at Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas, the county seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing all of Garland County...
, May 5, 1923.
He was interred in Hollywood Cemetery.