Thomas Lewis (Virginia politician)

Thomas Lewis
Headstone of Thomas Lewis at the Lewis Family Cemetery in Rockingham County, Virginia
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Augusta County
In office
October 7, 1776 – December 21, 1776
Serving with Samuel McDowell
Succeeded byJohn Pogue
Member of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Virginia Revolutionary Councils from Augusta
In office
March 1775 – July 6, 1776
Serving with Samuel McDowell
Personal details
Born(1718-04-27)April 27, 1718
County Donegal, Ireland
DiedJanuary 31, 1790(1790-01-31) (aged 71)
Lynnwood, Rockingham County, Virginia
Resting placeLewis Family Cemetery, Lynnwood, Rockingham County, Virginia
SpouseJane Strother
ChildrenThomas Lewis, Jr.

Thomas Lewis (April 27, 1718 – January 31, 1790) was an Irish-American surveyor, lawyer, politician and pioneer of early western Virginia. He was among the signers of the Fairfax Resolves, represented Augusta County at four of the five Virginia Revolutionary Conventions and the first session of the Virginia House of Delegates during the American War for Independence, and after the conflict, represented newly established Rockingham County at the Virginia Ratification Convention, as well as contributed to the settlement of Kanawha County that, long after his death, become part of West Virginia.

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