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American politician and lawyer
Joseph Lewis Jr.
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In office
1817
Alongside Robert Braden
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In office
1799?1802
Alongside William Noland and Stephen Roszel
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In office
March 4, 1813 ? March 3, 1817
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Preceded by
| John Taliaferro
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Succeeded by
| Charles F. Mercer
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In office
March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1813
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Preceded by
| John Randolph
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Succeeded by
| Hugh Caperton
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In office
March 4, 1811 ? March 3, 1813
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Preceded by
| John Love
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Succeeded by
| John Dawson
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In office
March 4, 1807 ? March 3, 1809
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Preceded by
| Position established
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Succeeded by
| John Love
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Born
| 1772
(
1772
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Virginia Colony
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British America
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Died
| March 30, 1834
(1834-03-30)
(aged 61?62)
Clifton
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Virginia
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U.S.
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Political party
| Federalist Party
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At Clifton Farm in Upperville, Virginia
Joseph Lewis Jr.
(1772 – March 30, 1834) was an 18th-century and 19th-century politician and lawyer from
Virginia
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Biography
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Born in the
Colony of Virginia
, Lewis served in the
Virginia House of Delegates
from 1799 to 1803. He was then elected a
Federalist
to the
United States House of Representatives
in 1802, serving from 1803 to 1817. There, he served as chairman of the
Committee on the District of Columbia
from 1807 to 1809 and again from 1811 to 1813. Lewis returned to the House of Delegates in 1817 and 1818. He died at Clifton Farm in Upperville, Virginia, on March 30, 1834.
Electoral history
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- 1805
; Lewis was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 55.95% of the vote, defeating Democratic-Republican William Elzey.
- 1807
; Lewis was re-elected with 55.19% of the vote, defeating Democratic-Republican John Littlejohn.
- 1809
; Lewis was re-elected with 62.04% of the vote, defeating Democratic-Republican William Tyler.
- 1811
; Lewis was re-elected with 80.09% of the vote, defeating Democratic-Republican John Love.
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