John F. Lewis

John Francis Lewis
9th and 14th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
In office
January 1, 1882 – January 1, 1886
GovernorWilliam E. Cameron
Preceded byJames A. Walker
Succeeded byJohn E. Massey
In office
October 5, 1869 – January 1, 1870
GovernorGilbert Carlton Walker
Preceded byLeopold C. P. Cowper
Succeeded byJohn Lawrence Marye, Jr.
United States Senator
from Virginia
In office
January 26, 1870 – March 4, 1875
Preceded byLemuel J. Bowden
Succeeded byRobert E. Withers
Personal details
Born(1818-03-01)March 1, 1818
Lynnwood, Virginia
DiedSeptember 2, 1895(1895-09-02) (aged 77)
Lynnwood, Virginia
Political partyRepublican

John Francis Lewis (March 1, 1818 – September 2, 1895) was an American planter and politician from Rockingham County, Virginia. He represented Rockingham County as a Whig during the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861 and refused to sign the final document, and twice served as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia following the American Civil War and represented Virginia as a Republican in the United States Senate during the Reconstruction period after the Civil War.


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