Background
Lewis, Joseph was born in 1772 in Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph Lewis. Member Virginia House of Delegates, 1799-1803, 17-18.
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Lewis, Joseph was born in 1772 in Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph Lewis. Member Virginia House of Delegates, 1799-1803, 17-18.
Born in 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 in Clifton, Virginia on March 30, 1834. 1805; Lewis was elected to the United States. 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.
Member United States House of Representatives (Federalist) from Virginia, 8th-14th congresses, 1803-1817.