Lewis Riggs (January 16, 1789 – November 6, 1870) was an American physician and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1841 to 1843.
He also engaged in business as a retail druggist and in 1828 in the sale of dry goods. He served as secretary of the Cortland County Medical Society 1820–1823 and as president in 1825 and 1826. He was appointed postmaster of Homer by President Jackson on April 25, 1829, and served until August 7, 1839.
Congressedit
He was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843).
Later career and deathedit
He resumed the practice of medicine. Also operated a flour mill.
He died in Homer, New York, November 6, 1870. He was interred in Glenwood Cemetery.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
December 15, 2023
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