Joseph Lewis Jr. (Virginia politician)

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Joseph Lewis Jr. (1772 – March 30, 1834) was an 18th-century and 19th-century politician and lawyer from Virginia.

Joseph Lewis Jr.
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Loudoun County
In office 1817 Alongside Robert Braden
In office 1799–1802 Alongside William Noland and Stephen Roszel
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th district
In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817
Preceded by	John Taliaferro
Succeeded by	Charles F. Mercer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 7th district
In office March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1813
Preceded by	John Randolph
Succeeded by	Hugh Caperton
Chairman of the House Committee on the District of Columbia
In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813
Preceded by	John Love
Succeeded by	John Dawson
In office March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	John Love
Personal details
Born	1772 (1772) Virginia Colony, British America
Died	March 30, 1834(1834-03-30) (aged 61–62) Clifton, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Federalist Party

At Clifton Farm in Upperville, Virginia

Biography

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

• 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.

External links

• United States Congress. "Joseph Lewis Jr. (id: L000290)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by John Randolph	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 7th congressional district 1803–1813	Succeeded by Hugh Caperton
Preceded by John Taliaferro	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th congressional district 1813–1817	Succeeded by Charles F. Mercer