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Lewis Dewart

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Lewis Dewart

Birth
Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
25 Apr 1852 (aged 71)
Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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US Congressman. From 1806 to 1816, he was postmaster of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, a member of the State House of Representatives, 1812 to 1820, and a member of the State Senate, 1823 to 1826. In 1831, he was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress, serving until 1833. After his term, he was elected a member of the State House of Representatives serving from 1835 to 1840. US Congressman William Lewis Dewart was his son.
US Congressman. From 1806 to 1816, he was postmaster of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, a member of the State House of Representatives, 1812 to 1820, and a member of the State Senate, 1823 to 1826. In 1831, he was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress, serving until 1833. After his term, he was elected a member of the State House of Representatives serving from 1835 to 1840. US Congressman William Lewis Dewart was his son.

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  • Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
  • Added: Oct 15, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22214262/lewis-dewart: accessed ), memorial page for Lewis Dewart (14 Nov 1780–25 Apr 1852), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22214262, citing Sunbury Cemetery, Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.