Lewis Holmes Kenan
Lewis Holmes Kenan (* 1833 in Milledgeville , Baldwin County , Georgia , † 1871 ibid) was an American lawyer and politician . He was the son of Augustus Holmes Kenan and Henrietta Alston, great-nephew of Willis Alston , nephew of Augustus A. Alston, and first cousin of Robert A. Alston .
Kenan served as an officer in the Confederate Army after the outbreak of the American Civil War . After the war he held a seat in the Georgia Senate from 1867 to 1868 , where he represented the 20th electoral district .
He was shot dead in Milledgeville, Georgia in 1871.
Web links
- The Political Graveyard (Engl.)
- Lewis Holmes Kenan on the Baldwin County GaArchives History page
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SURNAME | Kenan, Lewis Holmes |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1833 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Milledgeville , Baldwin County , Georgia |
DATE OF DEATH | 1871 |
Place of death | Milledgeville , Baldwin County, Georgia |