louie, lewis, louie, egan, lewis, july, 1893, september, 1968, american, politician, newspaper, editor, farmer, born, 1893, july, 1893christopher, illinoisdiedseptember, 1968, 1968, aged, born, farm, christopher, illinois, lewis, farmer, bookkeeper, newspaper,. Louie Egan Lewis July 20 1893 September 8 1968 was an American politician newspaper editor and farmer Louie E LewisBorn 1893 07 20 July 20 1893Christopher IllinoisDiedSeptember 8 1968 1968 09 08 aged 75 Born on a farm in Christopher Illinois Lewis was a farmer bookkeeper and newspaper editor He taught school and then owned the Sesser Herald and later the Christopher Progressive with his brother Thurlow Girard Lewis He was a Democrat Lewis served on the Franklin County Illinois board was president of the Sesser Illinois School Board Lewis then served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1933 to 1939 and was Speaker of the House from 1937 to 1939 He then served as State Treasurer from 1939 to 1941 In 1940 he unsuccessfully ran as the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Illinois Lewis later worked for the Illinois Division of Motor Vehicles He died of a heart attack in Christopher Illinois 1 2 3 Notes edit Illinois Blue Book 1939 1940 Biographical Sketch of Louie E Lewis pg 79 Louis Lewis 75 Dies From Heart Attack Chicago Tribune September 8 1968 section 4 pg 22 Chronicling Illinois the Louie Lewis papers Party political offices Preceded byJohn C Martin Democratic nominee for Treasurer of Illinois1938 Succeeded byHomer Mat Adams Preceded byJohn Henry Stelle Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois1940 Succeeded byEdward C Hunter Political offices Preceded byJohn C Martin Treasurer of Illinois1939 1941 Succeeded byWarren Wright nbsp nbsp This article about a Member of the Illinois House of Representatives is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louie E Lewis amp oldid 1160048692, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
