John_L._Lewis_(politician)

John L. Lewis (politician)

John L. Lewis (politician)

American politician

John Lawson Lewis (March 26, 1800 – May 15, 1886) was the 17th mayor of New Orleans (April 10, 1854 – June 17, 1856). He had previously served in the Louisiana State Senate and as sheriff of Orleans Parish. During the American Civil War, in the sixth decade of his life, Lewis served in the Confederate Louisiana Militia as a general.[1]

Quick Facts 17th Mayor of New Orleans, Preceded by ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Online mayoral profile from the Works Progress Administration, transcribed by the New Orleans Public Library; accessed 21 November 2015.
Preceded by Mayor of New Orleans
April 10, 1854 – June 17, 1856		 Succeeded by
Flag of LouisianaPolitician icon

This article about a mayor in Louisiana is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This New Orleans, Louisiana–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article John_L._Lewis_(politician), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.