William Lewis (politician)
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William Lewis was a U.S. Representative
from Kentucky
.
Born in Cutshin, Kentucky, Lewis was raised on a farm and attended the common schools of Leslie and Perry Counties and the Laurel County Seminary, London, Kentucky
.
He studied law at the University of Kentucky
and at the University of Michigan
.
Sheriff of Leslie County in 1891 and 1892.
Superintendent of schools of Leslie County 1894-1898.
He served as member of State house of representatives in 1900 and 1901.
Commonwealth attorney 1904-1909.
Circuit judge of the twenty-seventh judicial district of Kentucky 1909-1922 and 1928-1934.
He entered the private practice of law.
Lewis was elected as a Republican
to the Eightieth Congress
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Marshall Robsion and served from April 24, 1948, to January 3, 1949.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress
.
He died in London, Kentucky
, August 8, 1959.
He was interred in A.R. Dyche Memorial Park.
United States House of Representatives
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from Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
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Born in Cutshin, Kentucky, Lewis was raised on a farm and attended the common schools of Leslie and Perry Counties and the Laurel County Seminary, London, Kentucky
London, Kentucky
-Education:All of the following schools are administered by the Laurel County School District.-Primary schools:* * * * * * * * * * * * -High schools:* * -Colleges:* Laurel Technical College* * -Notable natives:...
.
He studied law at the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
and at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
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Sheriff of Leslie County in 1891 and 1892.
Superintendent of schools of Leslie County 1894-1898.
He served as member of State house of representatives in 1900 and 1901.
Commonwealth attorney 1904-1909.
Circuit judge of the twenty-seventh judicial district of Kentucky 1909-1922 and 1928-1934.
He entered the private practice of law.
Lewis was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Eightieth Congress
80th United States Congress
The Eightieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1947 to January 3, 1949, during the third and fourth...
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Marshall Robsion and served from April 24, 1948, to January 3, 1949.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress
81st United States Congress
The Eighty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives...
.
He died in London, Kentucky
London, Kentucky
-Education:All of the following schools are administered by the Laurel County School District.-Primary schools:* * * * * * * * * * * * -High schools:* * -Colleges:* Laurel Technical College* * -Notable natives:...
, August 8, 1959.
He was interred in A.R. Dyche Memorial Park.