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| |  Lewis, Kelly — of San Juan Capistrano,OrangeCounty, Calif.Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,2004(on behalf ofMichaelJ. Badnarik andRichardV. Campagna).Still living as of 2004. | | Lewis, Ken — Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Louisiana, 1986.Still living as of 1986. | | Lewis, Kendrick R. — of Kentucky. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1922.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Kenneth L. II — Independent candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio,2016(on behalf ofEvanMcMullin andNathanJohnson).Still living as of 2016. | | Lewis, Kenneth P. — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Democrat. Postmaster atLincoln,Neb., 1962-71 (acting, 1962-63).Still living as of 1971. | | Lewis, Knut — Independent candidate forGovernor ofSouth Dakota, 1918.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Knute — Prohibition candidate forLieutenantGovernor of South Dakota, 1894; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofSouth Dakota, 1898.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Kristen Elisabeth — Independent candidate for Presidential Elector for California,2012(on behalf ofRonPaul).Female.Still living as of 2012. | | Lewis, Lacy S., Sr. — of Asheboro,RandolphCounty, N.C.Republican.Hardwaredealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from NorthCarolina,1952;chairof Randolph County Republican Party, 1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Ladd J. — of Adrian,LenaweeCounty, Mich.Candidate formayor ofAdrian, Mich., 1908.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Ladd J., Jr. (b.1871) —of Sauquoit,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,July 5,1871.Republican.Manufacturer;founder, LewisKnittingCo.; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1907-09.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;RoyalArcanum.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Larry K. — of Detroit west side,WayneCounty, Mich.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1988,2000,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Lewis, Lawrence(1879-1943) —ofDenver,Colo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,June 22,1879.Democrat.Newspaperwork;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1933-43; defeated,1930; died in office 1943.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;American BarAssociation.DiedDecember9, 1943 (age64 years, 170days).Interment atSpringGrove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.  | Lewis, Lawrence H. (b.1840) —of Cuba,CrawfordCounty, Mo.Born in Amboy,OswegoCounty, N.Y., October,1840.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Crawford County, 1905-06,1915-18.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives:Married,March12, 1874, to Miss L. C. Evans. | | | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual1917 |
| | Lewis, Lena — of Pine Island,GoodhueCounty, Minn.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1944.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Lena Morrow — of California. Socialist.Lecturer;delegate to Socialist National Convention from California, 1920;candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1928.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Leon P. — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Republican. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Norwich, 1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Leonard — ofBradfordCounty, Pa.Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Bradford County, 1891-92.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis,LeonardSeeJ.Leonard Lewis | | Lewis, Lewis E. (b. 1893) — also known asLouie E. Lewis — of Christopher,FranklinCounty, Ill.Born inFranklinCounty, Ill.,July 20,1893.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 50th District, 1932-39;Speaker ofthe Illinois State House of Representatives, 1937-39; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1936;Illinoisstate treasurer, 1939-41; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1940.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Interment atMasonicand Odd Fellows Cemetery, Benton, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof Adam Franklin Lewis and Louisiana Elizabeth (Galloway) Lewis;married to Flora Agnes Overturf. |
| | Lewis, Lillian — also known asMrs. John Lewis — Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia,1972.Female.Still living as of 1972. | | Lewis, Linda — of Martinez,ContraCosta County, Calif.Candidate formayorof Martinez, Calif., 2002.Female.Still living as of 2002. | | Lewis,LloydSeeT.Lloyd Lewis  | Lewis, Loran Ludowick(1825-1916) —also known asLoran L. Lewis — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Mentz,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,May 9,1825.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 31st District, 1870-73; candidate for Buffalosuperior court judge, 1877;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1883-95; president, ThirdNationalBank ofBuffalo; appointed in 1901 as defense counsel for Leon Czolgosz,assassin of PresidentWilliamMcKinley.Died, frompneumonia,in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,March 8,1916 (age90 years, 304days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | Lewis, Loren F. — of Poplar Bluff,ButlerCounty, Mo.Democrat. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Butler County, 1954.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Lorna — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1993.Female.Still living as of 1993. | | Lewis, Lorraine — of Springfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew Jersey,1968.Female.Still living as of 1968. | | Lewis, LouieE.SeeLewis E. Lewis | | Lewis, Louis — ofEssexCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1913, 1920.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Luff — ofKentCounty, Del.Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County, 1824.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Lunsford Lomax(1846-1920) —also known asLunsford L. Lewis — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRockinghamCounty, Va.,March17, 1846.Republican.Lawyer;CulpeperCounty Commonwealth Attorney, 1870-74;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1874-82, 1902-05,1905-12;justice ofVirginia state supreme court, 1882-94; candidate forU.S.Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1896; candidate forGovernor ofVirginia, 1905.Died inRichmond,Va.,March13, 1920 (age73 years, 362days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va. | | Lewis, Luther — of Hotchkiss,DeltaCounty, Colo.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromColorado,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Lynn J.(1876-1938) —of Bangor,Van BurenCounty, Mich.; South Haven,Van BurenCounty, Mich.Born in Bangor,Van BurenCounty, Mich.,June 3,1876.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1915-20;mayorof South Haven, Mich.; elected 1935.WelshandIrishancestry. Member,Kiwanis;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;OddFellows.Died in1938(ageabout62 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Abel J. Lewis and Imogene (Sackett) Lewis; married,October12, 1895, to Nellie Gray. |
| | Lewis, Lynn R. — of Cortland,CortlandCounty, N.Y.Mayorof Cortland, N.Y., 1911.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — of Accomac,AccomackCounty, Va.Democrat. ElectedVirginiastate house of delegates 100th District 2011.Still living as of 2011. | | Lewis, M. C., Jr. — of Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromArkansas,1960;candidate forU.S.Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1961.Still living as of 1961. | | Lewis, M. M. — ofNorfolk,Va.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromVirginia,1896.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Madison Horton (b.1896) —also known asMadison H. Lewis — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Warwick,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 15,1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;ice creammanufacturer; Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon).Member,MilitaryOrder of Foreign Wars;ThetaXi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward B. Lewis and Hope (Horton) Lewis; married,September20, 1924, to Elizabeth Sanford. |
| | Lewis, Manuel W. — of Centerville (now part of Fremont),AlamedaCounty, Calif.Democrat. Postmaster atCenterville,Calif., 1934-56 (acting, 1934-35);Fremont,Calif., 1956-62.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Marcellus W. — of Bladensburg,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Democrat. Postmaster atBladensburg,Md., 1893-97.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Margaret — Green. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 2002.Female.Still living as of 2002. | | Lewis, Marion Serious — of Tampa,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.Policeofficer; candidate formayor ofTampa, Fla., 2007.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2007. | | Lewis, Marq — Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Oklahoma,2016(on behalf ofHillaryClinton andTimKaine).Still living as of 2016. | | Lewis, Marshall N. — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Saddleand harness maker; justice of the peace;burgessof Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1867-73.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Marx — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Socialist. Candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 5th District, 1920; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1924 (4th District), 1930 (12thDistrict); candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 5th District, 1935.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Marx L. — ofNassauCounty, N.Y.Liberal. Candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 4th District, 1954.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Mary — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Communist. Candidate forMissouristate treasurer, 1936.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Mary Ann — of Hope,HempsteadCounty, Ark.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,2008.Female.Still living as of 2008. | | Lewis, Mary Parker — ofAlexandria,Va.American Independent candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,2016(on behalf ofDonaldTrump andMikePence).Female.Still living as of 2016. | | Lewis, Matt N. — of Virginia. Independent candidate forU.S.Senator from Virginia, 1922.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, MatthewStachelbeck —Independent candidate for Presidential Elector for California,2012(on behalf ofRonPaul).Still living as of 2012. | | Lewis, Maurice Edward,Jr. —of Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Democrat. Postmaster atReno,Nev., 1967-71 (acting, 1967).Still living as of 1971. | | Lewis, McMillan(1903-1978) —ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,July 15,1903.Democrat.Insurancebroker; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,1933-34; member ofMissouristate senate 32nd District, 1935-38.SouthernMethodist. Member,Freemasons.Died in1978(ageabout74 years).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Lewis, Melissa — Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forMississippi,2012(on behalf ofGaryE. Johnson andJamesP. Gray).Female.Still living as of 2012. | | Lewis, Melvin — of Accomac,AccomackCounty, Va.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromVirginia,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Lewis, Melvin Jay — of Pullman,AlleganCounty, Mich.Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate senate 22nd District, 1998.Still living as of 1998. | | Lewis, Meriwether(1774-1809) —of Missouri. Born near Ivy,AlbemarleCounty, Va.,August18, 1774.Governorof Louisiana (Missouri) Territory, 1807-09; died in office 1809.EnglishandWelshancestry. Member,Freemasons.Commanded expedition withWilliamClark to Oregon, 1803-04.Died fromgunshotwounds undermysteriouscircumstances (murder orsuicide?)at Grinder's Stand, aninn onthe Natchez Trace near Hohenwald,LewisCounty, Tenn.,October11, 1809 (age35 years, 54days).Interment atMeriwetherLewis Park, Near Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tenn.| | Relatives: Sonof William Lewis and Lucy (Meriwether) Lewis; first cousin onceremoved ofHowellLewis,JohnWalker,DavidMeriwether (1755-1822),JamesMeriwether (1755-1817),FrancisWalker andGeorgeRockingham Gilmer; first cousin five times removed ofArthurSidney Demarest; second cousin ofJamesMeriwether (1788-1852),DavidMeriwether (1800-1893) andJamesArchibald Meriwether; second cousin once removed ofGeorgeWashington,HowellCobb (1772-1818),ThomasWalker Gilmer,DavidShelby Walker andReubenHandy Meriwether; second cousin twice removed ofHowellCobb (1815-1868),ThomasReade Rootes Cobb,JamesDavid Walker,DavidShelby Walker Jr. andGeorgeWashington Thornton Beck; second cousin thrice removed ofHubbardT. Smith andAndrewJackson Cobb; second cousin four times removed ofArcherWoodford; second cousin five times removed ofHowellCobb Jr.; third cousin ofTheodorickBland,RobertBrooke,BushrodWashington,GeorgeMadison andRichardAylett Buckner; third cousin once removed ofJohnRandolph of Roanoke,HenrySt. George Tucker,JohnThornton Augustine Washington,ZacharyTaylor,FrancisTaliaferro Helm andAyletteBuckner; third cousin twice removed ofJohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton,AylettHawes Buckner,CharlesJohn Helm,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden,RobertThomas Brooke,NathanielBeverly Tucker andHubbardDozier Helm; third cousin thrice removed ofJamesFrancis Buckner Jr.,KeyPittman,ClaudePollard andVailMontgomery Pittman; fourth cousin once removed ofHenryRootes Jackson. | | | | Political families:Cobb-Lumpkinfamily of Athens, Georgia;Walker-Lowndesfamily of Maryland;Meriwetherfamily of Georgia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:GeorgeF. Shannon | | | | Lewis counties inIdaho,Ky.,Mo.,Tenn. andWash. arenamed for him;Lewis and ClarkCounty, Mont. is named partly for him. | | | | Other politicians named for him:MeriwetherLewis Randolph—MeriwetherLewis Walker | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared (along with Clark's) on the $10 U.S. Note from 1898 to1927. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier | | | | Books about Meriwether Lewis: Thomas C.Danisi,Uncoveringthe Truth About Meriwether Lewis — Donald BarrChidsey,Lewisand Clark: The Great Adventure |
 | Lewis, Merton Elmer(1861-1937) —also known asMerton E. Lewis — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Born in Webster,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,December10, 1861.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention 28th District, 1894;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1897, 1899-1901; candidate formayorof Rochester, N.Y., 1897; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 43rd District, 1902-06; candidate forNew Yorkstate comptroller, 1906;New Yorkstate attorney general, 1917-18; appointed 1917; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1918.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;American BarAssociation.Died in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,May 2,1937 (age75 years, 143days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Rochester, N.Y. | | Lewis, Michael P. — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.American Delta candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky,2016(on behalf ofRockyde la Fuente andMichaelSteinberg).Still living as of 2016. | | Lewis, Michele — of Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Democrat. Member,Credentials Committee, Democratic NationalConvention, 2008.Female.Still living as of 2008. | | Lewis, Mildred C. — Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for California,1972.Female.Still living as of 1972. | | Lewis, Miles K. — of Lompoc,SantaBarbara County, Calif.Mayorof Lompoc, Calif., 1940-42.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Lewis,MillicentSeeC.Millicent Lewis  | Lewis, Morgan (1754-1844) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Rhinebeck,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October16, 1754.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1789-90, 1791-92 (New York County 1789-90,Dutchess County 1791-92);New Yorkstate attorney general, 1791-92; appointed 1791;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court, 1792-1801;Governor ofNew York, 1804-07; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Middle District, 1810-14; general in the U.S. Armyduring the War of 1812.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Freemasons.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 7,1844 (age89 years, 174days).Interment atSt.James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y. | | | Lewis, Morris — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Morris J. — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Moses E.(1854-1951) —of Florence,FremontCounty, Colo.Born in Coal Valley,Rock IslandCounty, Ill.,July 26,1854.Republican. Member ofColoradostate senate, 1905-09;LieutenantGovernor of Colorado, 1915-17; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Colorado,1928.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March13, 1951 (age96 years, 230days).Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Nathan D. — of Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Prohibition candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 8th District, 1909.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Nathan F. (b.1879) —of Wells,RutlandCounty, Vt.Born in Wells,RutlandCounty, Vt.,October25, 1879.Democrat.Merchant;member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Wells, 1910.Universalist.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Nathan L. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 29th District, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Nelson M. — ofMercerCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1882-83.Burial location unknown. | | Lewis, Nora Marie — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Wyoming, 1990.Female.Still living as of 1990. | | Lewis, Norman — of Thomson,CarrollCounty, Ill.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1884.Burial location unknown.
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