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John Wood Lewis, Sr.

John Wood Lewis, Sr.
Confederate States Senator
from Georgia
In office
April 7, 1862 – January 19, 1863
Preceded by Constituency established
Succeeded by Herschel Johnson
Personal details
Born (1801-02-01)February 1, 1801
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Died July 11, 1865(1865-07-11) (aged 64)
Canton, Georgia
Resting place Riverview Cemetery,
Canton, Georgia
34°14′20.2″N 84°29′27.3″W / 34.238944°N 84.490917°W / 34.238944; -84.490917
Nationality American
Political party Democratic
Profession Physician
Religion Baptist

John Wood Lewis, Sr. (February 1, 1801 – July 11, 1865) was an American physician who represented Georgia in the Confederate States Senate from 1862 to 1863.

Lewis was born on February 1, 1801, in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Lewis was a member of the South Carolina state legislature, 1830-31; member of Georgia Senate, 1845; Senator from Georgia in the First Confederate States Congress, 1862-63. He was elected on April 7, 1862, after Robert Toombs, former Confederate States Secretary of State, declined his election at the Congress's opening session on February 18. He died on July 11, 1865, in Canton, Georgia.



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