Victor C. Lewis

Victor C. Lewis (June 3, 1880 – May 4, 1942) was an American hotel owner and politician from New York.

Early life

Lewis was born on June 3, 1880, in Fulton, New York, the son of Thomas D. Lewis and Cora Case. His father was a Canadian immigrant who served as assemblyman and village president.^[1]

Lewis attended public school in Fulton and the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. He then spent four years working with the State Department of Engineering in Syracuse, Oswego, and Silver Beach. In 1908, he returned to Fulton and worked as owner of a tobacco and cigar shop for 15 years.

Political career

He served as mayor of Fulton from 1915 to 1918. In 1922, he became the owner and manager of the Hotel Lewis, which his grandfather Edward H. Lewis at one point owned and managed.^[1]

In 1923, Lewis was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing Oswego County. He served in the Assembly in 1924,^[2] 1925,^[3] 1926,^[4] 1927,^[5] 1928,^[6] 1929, 1930, 1931,^[7] 1932,^[8] 1933,^[9] and 1934.^[10] In 1935, he was again elected mayor of Fulton as an independent Republican, with the endorsement of the Democratic Party. He served as mayor from 1936 to 1938. He was a clerk in the 1938 New York State Constitutional Convention. In 1939, he was elected Oswego County Clerk, an office he held from 1940 until his death.^[11]

Personal life

Lewis attended the First Presbyterian Church. He was a member of the Elks, the Rotary Club, the Grange,^[11] and the Freemasons. In 1905, he married Edith Hamilton of Lawrence, Massachusetts. Their children were Janet H. and Victorine.^[1]

Death

Lewis died at home on May 4, 1942. He was buried in Mount Adnah Cemetery.^[12]

References

1. Landon, Harry F. (1932). The North Country, A History, Embracing Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Oswego, Lewis and Franklin Counties, New York. Vol. 3. Indianapolis, I.N.: Historical Publishing Company. pp. 1285–1286 – via Internet Archive.
2. Malcolm, James, ed. (1924). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 104 – via FamilySearch.
3. Malcolm, James, ed. (1925). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 106–107 – via Google Books.
4. Malcolm, James, ed. (1926). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 109 – via FamilySearch.
5. Malcolm, James, ed. (1927). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 82 – via FamilySearch.
6. Malcolm, James, ed. (1928). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 83 – via FamilySearch.
7. Malcolm, James, ed. (1931). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 90 – via FamilySearch.
8. Malcolm, James, ed. (1932). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 89–90 – via FamilySearch.
9. Malcolm, James, ed. (1933). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 94 – via FamilySearch.
10. Malcolm, James, ed. (1934). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 92–93 – via FamilySearch.
11. "Victor C. Lewis, Oswego County Clerk, is Dead" (PDF). Oswego Palladium-Times. Vol. 18, no. 102. Oswego, N.Y. 4 May 1942. p. 8 – via Fultonhistory.com.
12. "Lewis". The Fulton Patriot. Vol. 97, no. 19. Fulton, N.Y. 7 May 1942. p. 1 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.

External links

• The Political Graveyard
• Victor C. Lewis at Find a Grave

New York State Assembly
Preceded by Ezra A. Barnes	New York State Assembly Oswego County 1924–1934	Succeeded by Ernest J. Lonis