Lewis E. Sawyer
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Lewis E. Sawyer | |
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Member of the 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 | |
Preceded by | Chester W. Taylor |
Succeeded by | James B. Reed |
Personal details | |
Born | Shelby County, Alabama | June 24, 1867
Died | May 5, 1923 Hot Springs, Arkansas | (aged 55)
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | 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
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
Sawyer was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth Congress and served from March 4, 1923, until his death at Hot Springs, Arkansas, on May 5, 1923. He was interred in Hollywood Cemetery.
See also
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
References
- United States Congress. "Lewis E. Sawyer (id: S000090)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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