David William Lewis

David William Lewis (born October 24, 1815 in Hancock County , Georgia , † December 28, 1885 in Dahlonega , Georgia) was an American lawyer and a Confederate politician .

Career

David William Lewis was born about eight months after the end of the British-American War . In 1837 he graduated from Franklin College . He then worked as a private secretary for Governor George Rockingham Gilmer (1790-1859). He was admitted to the bar in 1843. He then sat between 1845 and 1855 in the Georgia House of Representatives , where he represented Hancock County. His tenure was overshadowed by the Mexican-American War . Lewis was a founding member of the Georgia State Agricultural Society, serving as Secretary for many years , and its third President. In 1855 he was appointed a trustee at the University of Georgia - a position he held for 30 consecutive years. During the Civil War he was elected to the First Confederate Congress in November 1861 as a member of the Fifth Constituency of Georgia , where he served until 1864. Lewis became the first president of the newly formed North Georgia Agricultural College in 1873 . He held the post until his death on December 28, 1885. His body was first buried in Dahlonega City Cemetery, but then reburied in 1891 at the North Georgia Agricultural College.

Honors

A memorial by David William Lewis was erected in his honor in 1891 on the campus of North Georgia Agricultural College.

literature

Knight, LL: A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians , ISBN 9785876667304 , p. 2895

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SURNAME	Lewis, David William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Lewis, David W.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and Confederate politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 24, 1815
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hancock County , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH	December 28, 1885
Place of death	Dahlonega , Georgia