# Thomas Lewis Jr.

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{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Thomas Lewis Jr.
| image               = 
| state1              = [Virginia](/source/Virginia)
| district1           = [5th](/source/Virginia's_5th_congressional_district)
| term_start1         = March 4, 1803
| term_end1           = March 5, 1804
| predecessor1        = [John J. Trigg](/source/John_Johns_Trigg)
| successor1          = [Andrew Moore](/source/Andrew_Moore_(politician))
| office2             = Member of the [Virginia House of Delegates](/source/Virginia_House_of_Delegates) from [Kanawha County](/source/Kanawha_County%2C_West_Virginia)
| 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](/source/William_Morris_(Virginia_politician))
| successor3          = [William Morris, Jr.](/source/William_Morris_III_(Virginia_politician))
| alongside3          = [George Clendinen](/source/George_Clendinen)
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1760|1|26}}
| birth_place         = [Augusta County](/source/Augusta_County%2C_Virginia), [Virginia Colony](/source/Colony_of_Virginia), [British America](/source/British_America)
| death_date          = {{death year and age|1847|1760}}
| death_place         = 
| resting_place        = 
| party               = [Federalist](/source/Federalist_Party_(United_States))
| alma_mater          = 
}}

'''Thomas Lewis Jr.''' (January 26, 1760{{spnd}}1847)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=VPIwAAAAMAAJ The family of John Lewis, pioneer]</ref> was an American politician from [Rockingham County, Virginia](/source/Rockingham_County%2C_Virginia). He represented [Virginia](/source/Virginia) in the [U.S. House](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) in 1803 and 1804, after several terms in the Virginia House of Delegates representing [Kanawha County](/source/Kanawha_County%2C_West_Virginia).

==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](/source/Thomas_Lewis_(Virginia_politician)), whose father [John Lewis](/source/John_Lewis_(Virginia_colonist)) had emigrated from Ireland. Born on his father's plantation of ''Lynwood'' in what was then vast [Augusta County](/source/Augusta_County%2C_Virginia) in the [Colony of Virginia](/source/Colony_of_Virginia), but which became [Rockingham County](/source/Rockingham_County%2C_Virginia) during the American Revolutionary War.

Kanawha County voters elected him to terms in Virginia's House of Delegates.<ref name = "Leonard">[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_General_Assembly_of_Virginia_July_30/_q0FAAAAMAAJ?hl=en Cynthia Miller Leonard, ''The General Assembly of Virginia, July 30, 1619-January 11, 1978: A Bicentennial Register of Members,'' Richmond: Virginia State Library 1978]</ref>{{rp|200, 212, 216, 220}}
Although he served nearly a year in Congress, his election had been contested by [Andrew Moore](/source/Andrew_Moore_(politician)). 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.

==References==
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| state=Virginia
| district=5
| before=[John J. Trigg](/source/John_Johns_Trigg)
| after=[Andrew Moore](/source/Andrew_Moore_(politician))
| years=1803–1804}}
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Category:People from Rockingham County, Virginia
Category:Federalist Party United States representatives from Virginia
Category:1760 births
Category:1847 deaths
Category:United States representatives removed by contest
Category:19th-century United States representatives
Category:18th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly
Category:People from Kanawha County, West Virginia

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