Lewis E. Sawyer
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Lewis E. Sawyer | |
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Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
In office 1913–1917 |
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Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
In office 1915–1917 |
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Preceded by | Joe Hardage |
Succeeded by | William Lee Cazort |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 6th congressional district | |
In office March 4, 1923–May 5, 1923 |
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Preceded by | Chester W. Taylor |
Succeeded by | James B. Reed |
Personal details | |
Born | Shelby County, Alabama |
June 24, 1867
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hot Springs, Arkansas |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Garland County, Arkansas |
Lewis Ernest Sawyer (June 24, 1867 – May 5, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.
Born in Shelby County, Alabama, Sawyer moved with his parents to Lee County, Mississippi. He attended the public schools and was graduated from the University of Mississippi at Oxford. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice at Friars Point, Mississippi, in 1895. He served as mayor of Friars Point from 1896 until he enlisted in the Spanish-American War in June 1898. He served in the Philippine Islands during the war. He resumed the practice of law in Iuka, Mississippi, in 1900. He moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 1908 and continued the practice of his profession. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1913 and 1915 and was its speaker in the latter year.
Sawyer was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth Congress and served from March 4, 1923, until his death at Hot Springs, Arkansas, May 5, 1923. He was interred in Hollywood Cemetery.
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United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 6th congressional district March 4, 1923 – May 5, 1923 |
Succeeded by James B. Reed |
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