Robert Jacob Lewis | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 19th district | |
| In office March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Danner Ziegler |
| Succeeded by | Alvin Evans |
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| Born | (1864-12-30)December 30, 1864 Dover, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | July 24, 1933(1933-07-24) (aged 68) Camden, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Yale Law School |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Robert Jacob Lewis (December 30, 1864 – July 24, 1933) was aRepublican member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Robert J. Lewis was born inDover, Pennsylvania on December 30, 1864. He attended the public schools ofYork, Pennsylvania and graduated from the high school in 1883.
Lewis taught in the public schools until September 1889. He graduated from the law department ofYale University in 1891 and was admitted to theNew Haven, Connecticut, bar in June 1891 and to the bar ofYork County, Pennsylvania, August 1891. He commenced practice in York.
Lewis was elected school controller of York in 1893 and reelected in 1897 and 1903. He was elected city solicitor in 1895. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1898.
He was elected as a Republican to theFifty-seventh Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1902. He returned to the practice of law.
Lewis died inCamden, Arkansas in 1933. His remains were cremated and the ashes were placed in the Iris Columbarium Mausoleum inSt. Louis, Missouri.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 19th congressional district 1901–1903 | Succeeded by |
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