John Francis Lewis | |
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9th and 14th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia | |
In office January 1, 1882 – January 1, 1886 | |
Governor | William E. Cameron |
Preceded by | James A. Walker |
Succeeded by | John E. Massey |
In office October 5, 1869 – January 1, 1870 | |
Governor | Gilbert Carlton Walker |
Preceded by | Leopold C. P. Cowper |
Succeeded by | John Lawrence Marye, Jr. |
United States Senator from Virginia | |
In office January 26, 1870 – March 4, 1875 | |
Preceded by | Lemuel J. Bowden |
Succeeded by | Robert E. Withers |
Personal details | |
Born | Lynnwood, Virginia | March 1, 1818
Died | September 2, 1895 Lynnwood, Virginia | (aged 77)
Political party | Republican |
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.