Lewis, John Francis, 1818-1895

found: In the Senate of the United States. January 19, 1871, 1871:p. 1 (Mr. Lewis)

found: Biog. dir. of the U.S. Cong. online, viewed Nov. 18, 2008(Lewis, John Francis, a Senator from Va.; b. Mar. 1, 1818; d. Sept. 2, 1895)

found: Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed April 08, 2024(Lewis, John Francis, a Senator from Virginia; born in Lynnwood, Rockingham County, Va., March 1, 1818; attended an old field school; engaged in agricultural pursuits; delegate to the State secession convention in 1861 and refused to sign the ordinance of secession; elected lieutenant governor in 1869; upon the readmission of the State of Virginia to representation was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from January 26, 1870, to March 3, 1875; was not a candidate for reelection; appointed by Presidents Ulysses Grant and Rutherford Hayes United States marshal for the western district of Virginia 1875-1882, when he resigned; again elected lieutenant governor in 1881; resumed agricultural pursuits; died at "Lynnwood," Rockingham County, Va., September 2, 1895; interment in the family burial ground.)