LEWIS, John

1804 - 1888  (84 years)

• Name	LEWIS, John
  Birth	27 Aug 1804	Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, CANADA
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Oct 1888	Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, CANADA   [1]
  Notes	John Lewis (August 27, 1804 ? ) was a merchant and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Albert County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick over much of the period from 1852 to 1867. He was born in Moncton, New Brunswick, the son of Ichabod Lewis and Rebecca Read, and educated there and in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 1829, he married Lavinia Taylor; in 1864, Lewis married Mary Dickson, the widow of Captain William Bennett, after his first wife's death. He established himself as a merchant at Hillsborough in 1831. Lewis was a justice of the peace and served as a judge in the Inferior Court of Commons Pleas. He was also president of the Albert Railway for several years. In 1867, he was named to the Legislative Council of New Brunswick. His son William James Lewis served in the provincial assembly and the Canadian House of Commons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lewis_%28Canadian_politician%29
  Person ID	I010394	Kyle and Related Families
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	LEWIS, Ichabod,   b. 1762, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA d. 2 Jul 1851, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, CANADA (Age 89 years)
  Mother	READ, Rebekah,   b. 1764, New Brunswick, CANADA d. 31 Jul 1820, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, CANADA (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F02406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	TAYLOR, Lavinia
  Marriage	1864
  Children	1. LEWIS, William James,   b. 23 Sep 1830, Hillsborough, Albert County, New Brunswick, CANADA d. 22 Jun 1910, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, CANADA (Age 79 years)   2. LEWIS, John R   3. LEWIS, Rebecca,   b. 22 Jan 1832, Hillsborough, Albert County, New Brunswick, CANADA d. 29 Apr 1905 (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F02465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2012

  
  

  Family 2	DICKSON, Mary
  Family ID	F03243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2012

  
  

• Sources

  [S1404] Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics, Lewis, John (1804) obituary, (http://www.archives.gnb.ca/Search/NewspaperVitalStats/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=687CD061-1DB8-4544-A2B0-58A635D5710A). Date October 15 1888 County Saint John Place Saint John Newspaper The Daily Sun Hon. John LEWIS was descended from a family which emigrated from Wales to New York about 1730. His father, Ichabod LEWIS and his grandfather, Alanson LEWIS were U.E. Loyalists and were born on Staten Island, New York, the family coming to the Province at the close of the revolutionary war. Mr. Lewis was born at Moncton, N.B. on Aug. 27, 1804 and was therefore in his 84th year at the time of his death. The maiden name of his mother was Rebecca READ, a native of New Brunswick. Her father removed to this Province from the Massachusetts colony before the war broke out with the mother country. He was educated at Halifax and began life as a clerk, commencing business on his own behalf at Surrey (Albert Co.) in 1831, which of late years he conducted in partnership with his grandson, John L. PECK. Mr. Lewis was created a J.P. in 1846. He was also a judge of the inferior court of common pleas until 1867, when that office was superceded by that of county judge. He was elected to the House of Assembly in 1852 to represent Albert Co. and sat almost constantly until 1867 when he was appointed to the Legislative Council. Mr. Lewis was defeated twice and elected six times in 15 years. An old time liberal he supported the administration of Sir John A. MacDonald. He was president of the Albert Railway Co. for four or five years and was subsequently a director of that road until June 1881 when he resigned the position. He was a member of the Hillsboro Baptist Church. Mr. Lewis was first married in 1829 to Lavenia TAYLOR of Hillsboro who died in 1863 leaving three children: Dr. W.J. LEWIS and John R. LEWIS of Hillsboro and Mrs. Elisha PECK of Hopewell Hill. Mr. Lewis was again married in 1864 to Mrs. Mary BENNETT (nee Mary DICKSON), widow of Capt. Wm BENNETT, but there is no issue by this marriage. His son, Dr. Lewis, has several times been a member of the provincial assembly.