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Elijah B. Lewis | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromGeorgia's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | Charles R. Crisp |
| Succeeded by | Dudley Mays Hughes |
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| Born | (1854-03-27)March 27, 1854 Coney, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | December 10, 1920(1920-12-10) (aged 66) Montezuma, Georgia, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
Elijah Banks Lewis (March 27, 1854 – December 10, 1920) was aU.S. representative fromGeorgia.
Born inConey,Crisp County, Georgia, Lewis attended the common schools ofDooly andMacon Counties, Spalding Seminary,Spalding, Georgia, and a business school inMacon, Georgia.He moved toMontezuma, Georgia, in 1871 and engaged inbanking andmercantile pursuits.He served as a member of the State senate in 1894 and 1895.
Lewis was elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-fifth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1909).[1]He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1908 to theSixty-first Congress.He engaged in his former business activities until his death inMontezuma, Georgia, on December 10, 1920.He was interred in Felton Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromGeorgia's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1909 | Succeeded by |
