Barbour Lewis was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 9th congressional district.
14 Facts About Barbour Lewis
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Barbour Lewis attended the common schools and graduated from Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois in 1846.
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Barbour Lewis taught school in Mobile, Alabama, graduated from the law department of Harvard University.
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Barbour Lewis was admitted to the bar, and began practicing law.
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In 1860, Barbour Lewis was a delegate to the Republican National Convention.
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Barbour Lewis enlisted in the Union Army on August 1,1861, and served as captain of Company G, First Missouri Volunteers.
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Barbour Lewis was appointed by the military authorities as judge of the civil commission court at Memphis, Tennessee in 1863.
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Barbour Lewis was discharged from the service on November 15,1864.
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Barbour Lewis was president of the commissioners of Shelby County, Tennessee from 1867 to 1869.
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Barbour Lewis was elected as a Republican to the 43rd Congress, and he served from March 4,1873, to March 3,1875.
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Barbour Lewis was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1874 to the 44th Congress.
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Barbour Lewis resumed the practice of law in Memphis and moved to St Louis, Missouri in 1878.
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Barbour Lewis was appointed to the United States General Land Office in Salt Lake City, Utah, and he resigned in 1879.
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Barbour Lewis died in Colfax, Washington, on July 15,1893.