Thomas Lewis Jr.
{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Thomas Lewis Jr.
| image =
| state1 = Virginia
| district1 = 5th
| term_start1 = March 4, 1803
| term_end1 = March 5, 1804
| predecessor1 = John J. Trigg
| successor1 = Andrew Moore
| office2 = Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Kanawha County
| term_start2 = December 3, 1798
| term_end2 = December 1, 1800
| predecessor2 = Edward Graham
| successor2 = William Clendinen
| alongside2 = William Morris, David Ruffner|
| term_start3 = November 10, 1795
| term_end3 = November 8, 1796
| predecessor3 = William Morris
| successor3 = William Morris, Jr.
| alongside3 = George Clendinen
| birth_date = {{birth date|1760|1|26}}
| birth_place = Augusta County, Virginia Colony, British America
| death_date = {{death year and age|1847|1760}}
| death_place =
| restingplace =
| party = Federalist
| alma_mater =
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Thomas Lewis Jr. (January 26, 1760{{spnd}}1847)[https://books.google.com/books?id=VPIwAAAAMAAJ The family of John Lewis, pioneer] was an American politician from Rockingham County, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House in 1803 and 1804, after several terms in the Virginia House of Delegates representing Kanawha County.
Early and family life
Thomas Jr. was the son of Jane Strother, whose family held various political offices in Virginia, and her lawyer husband Thomas, whose father John Lewis had emigrated from Ireland. Born on his father's plantation of Lynwood in what was then vast Augusta County in the Colony of Virginia, but which became Rockingham County during the American Revolutionary War.
Kanawha County voters elected him to terms in Virginia's House of Delegates.Cynthia Miller Leonard, Virginia's General Assembly p. 200, 212, 216, 220
Although he served nearly a year in Congress, his election had been contested by Andrew Moore. After some consideration in a committee, the House voted on March 5, 1804 to declare his election invalid and awarded his seat to Moore.
Electoral history
1803 - Lewis was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 47.03% of the vote, defeating fellow Federalist John Woodward and Democrat-Republican Andrew Moore; Moore successfully contested the result though, and was seated.
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Category:People from Rockingham County, Virginia
Category:Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia
Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives removed by contest
Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
Category:18th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly