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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—LouisianaEdward Taylor LEWIS
(1834-1927)
LEWIS, Edward Taylor, a
Representative from Louisiana; born in Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, October 26, 1834; received his early education from private
tutors; later attended Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio; studied
law; was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in
Opelousas, La.; enlisted as a private in an Infantry regiment of
the Confederate Army and served throughout the Civil War, attaining
the rank of captain of Cavalry; member of the State house of
representatives in 1865; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth
Congress on February 15, 1883, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Representative-elect Andrew S. Herron and served from
March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1885; unsuccessful candidate for
renomination in 1884; served as judge for the fifth judicial
district from 1887 to 1892; again a member of the State house of
representatives 1886-1888; served as judge of the court of appeals,
third circuit of Louisiana, 1894-1896; judge of the sixteenth
judicial district 1900-1908; resumed the practice of law; died in
Opelousas, La., April 26, 1927; interment in Myrtle Grove
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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