Joseph Horace Lewis

Joseph Horace Lewis
A man with receding dark hair and a full, dark mustache wearing a high-collared military jacket
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 3rd district
In office
May 10, 1870 – March 3, 1873
Preceded byJacob Golladay
Succeeded byCharles W. Milliken
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office
1850-1855
Personal details
Born(1824-10-29)October 29, 1824
Barren County, Kentucky
DiedJuly 6, 1904(1904-07-06) (aged 79)
Scott County, Kentucky
Resting placeGlasgow Municipal Cemetery, Glasgow, Kentucky
Political partyWhig
Democrat
Spouse(s)Sarah Rogers
Cassandra F. Flournoy Johnson
Alma materCentre College
ProfessionLawyer
SignatureJos. H. Lewis
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States of America
Branch/serviceConfederate States Army
Years of service1861-1865
RankBrigadier general
Unit6th Kentucky Infantry
Orphan Brigade
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Joseph Horace Lewis (October 29, 1824 – July 6, 1904) was an American lawyer, military leader and politician. He served as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and later a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, the court of last resort in Kentucky at the time.