John Wood Lewis, Sr.

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John Lewis
Confederate States Senator
from Georgia
In office
April 7, 1862 – January 19, 1863
Preceded by Constituency established
Succeeded by Herschel Johnson
Personal details
Born (1801-02-01)February 1, 1801
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, US
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Canton, Georgia, US
Political party Democratic

John Wood Lewis, Sr. (February 1, 1801 – July 11, 1865) was a lawyer and politician who served in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.

Lewis was born in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. He was a member of the South Carolina state legislature, 1830–31; member of Georgia Senate, 1845; Senator from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-63. He was elected on April 7, 1862 after Robert Toombs, former Confederate States Secretary of State, declined at his election on Congress's opening session on February 18.

He died in Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia.

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Confederate States Senate
New constituency Confederate States Senator (Class 1) from Georgia
1862–1863
Served alongside: Benjamin Hill
Succeeded by
Herschel Johnson


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