Joseph Lewis Jr. (Virginia politician)

American politician and lawyer

For other people named Joseph Lewis, see Joseph Lewis.

At Clifton Farm in Upperville, 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

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

## Biography[edit]

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[edit]

* 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[edit]

* 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

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Chairmen of the United States House Committee on the District of Columbia

* Lewis
* Love
* Van Horne
* Lewis
* Kent
* Tucker
* Herbert
* Kent
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* Doddridge
* Washington
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* Hamilton
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* Dodd
* Goode
* Carter
* Conkling
* Lovejoy
* Dumont
* Ingersoll
* Cook
* Starkweather
* Hale
* Buckner
* Blackburn
* Hunton
* Neal
* Barbour
* Hemphill
* Grout
* Hemphill
* Heard
* Babcock
* Smith
* B. Johnson
* Mapes
* Zihlman
* Focht
* Reed
* Zihlman
* Norton
* Palmisano
* Randolph
* McMillan
* Dirksen
* McMillan
* Simpson
* McMillan
* Diggs
* Dellums
* Stark

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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 7th congressional district

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* Randolph
* Lewis
* Caperton
* B. Smith
* W. Smith
* Leftwich
* Claiborne
* Stuart
* Goggin
* Wise
* Bayly
* W. "EB" Smith
* Upton
* McKenzie
* Braxton
* Harris
* Paul Sr.
* O'Ferrall
* Turner
* Hay
* T. Harrison
* Paul Jr.
* T. Harrison
* Garber
* Fishburne
* Robertson
* B. Harrison
* Marsh
* Robinson
* Slaughter
* Allen
* Bliley
* Cantor
* Brat
* Spanberger

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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th congressional district

* Parker
* Claiborne
* Goode
* Claiborne
* Jones
* Hungerford
* Taliaferro
* Lewis
* Mercer
* Bassett
* Coke
* Wise
* Newton
* Hunter
* Beale
* Holladay
* Faulkner
* Boteler
* Gibson
* Terry
* Hunton
* Barbour
* Lee
* Meredith
* Rixey
* Carlin
* Moore
* Smith
* Scott
* Parris
* Harris
* Parris
* Moran
* Beyer

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