Earl Ramage Lewis | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's18th district | |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Lawrence E. Imhoff |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence E. Imhoff |
| In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Lawrence E. Imhoff |
| Succeeded by | Wayne Hays |
| Member of theOhio Senate | |
| In office 1927–1928 1931–1934 | |
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| Born | (1887-02-22)February 22, 1887 |
| Died | February 1, 1956(1956-02-01) (aged 68) |
| Resting place | Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Muskingum College Western Reserve University School of Law |
Earl Ramage Lewis (February 22, 1887 – February 1, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as aU.S. Representative fromOhio.
Born inLamira, Ohio, Lewis attended the public and high schools. He graduated from Muskingum College inNew Concord, Ohio, in 1911, and from thelaw department ofWestern Reserve University,Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914.He wasadmitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice inSt. Clairsville, Ohio.
He served as member of theOhio State Senate in 1927 and 1928, and then served as chairman of the Republican State campaign committee for Ohio in 1930. Continuing in politics, Lewis returned to the Ohio senate in 1931 and stayed until 1934, serving aspresident pro tempore in 1931 and 1932 and as Republican floor leader from 1931 to 1934. He also served as member of the Interstate Commission on Conflicting Taxation of the American Legislators Association from 1931 to 1935.
After his time in the Ohio senate, Lewis was elected as aRepublican to theSeventy-sixth Congress (January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941). After his unsuccessful run for reelection in 1940, he resumed the practice of law, but soon ran again. Lewis was elected to theSeventy-eighth,Seventy-ninth, andEightieth Congresses (January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948, and again resumed the practice of law.
Lewis later served as trustee of Muskingum College. He died inWheeling, West Virginia, and was interred in Union Cemetery in St. Clairsville, Ohio.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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