Elijah B. Lewis

Elijah Banks Lewis (March 27, 1854 – December 10, 1920) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.

Elijah B. Lewis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1909
Preceded by	Charles R. Crisp
Succeeded by	Dudley Mays Hughes
Personal details
Born	March 27, 1854 Coney, Georgia
Died	December 10, 1920 (aged 66) Montezuma, Georgia
Political party	Democratic

Born in Coney, Crisp County, Georgia, Lewis attended the common schools of Dooly and Macon Counties, Spalding Seminary, Spalding, Georgia, and a business school in Macon, Georgia. He moved to Montezuma, Georgia, in 1871 and engaged in banking and mercantile pursuits. He served as member of the State senate in 1894 and 1895.

Lewis was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1909). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1908 to the Sixty-first Congress. He engaged in his former business activities until his death in Montezuma, Georgia, on December 10, 1920. He was interred in Felton Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "Elijah B. Lewis (id: L000281)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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