Edward Parke Custis Lewis

Edward Parke Custis Lewis
United States Minister to Portugal
In office
April 2, 1885 – June 14, 1889
PresidentGrover Cleveland
Preceded byLewis Richmond
Succeeded byGeorge B. Loring
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from Hudson Co.
In office
1878–1878
Personal details
BornFebruary 7, 1837
Audley, Clarke County, Virginia, US
DiedSeptember 3, 1892(1892-09-03) (aged 55)
Hoboken, New Jersey, US
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Lucy Balmain Ware
(m. 1858; died 1866)
Mary Picton Stevens Garnett
(m. 1869)
RelationsLawrence Lewis (grandfather)
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis (grandmother)
Children9, including Esther
Parent(s)Lorenzo Lewis
Esther Maria Cox
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
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Edward Parke Custis Lewis (February 7, 1837 – September 3, 1892) was a Confederate Army colonel, lawyer, legislator, and diplomat who served as United States Minister to Portugal from 1885 to 1889.