Doc C. Lewis
Full Name: Doc C. LewisDate of birth: 1844
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 37 | Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 | 17th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) | Republican | Spanish Camp / Wharton | Fort Bend, Waller, Wharton |
(1) County voted largely republican, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Republican, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(3) Wharton, Wharton County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Spanish Camp, Wharton County, Republican. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(5) Burton of Fort Bend re-elected to the Senate; Dock Lewis of Wharton and A.C. Thompson [Tompkins] of Waller elected to the legislature, all Republicans. "Texas Politics," Weekly Democratic Statesman (Austin, Texas), 11/11/1880, p. 4. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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House District 37
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 Legislatures: 17th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Party: Republican Home City/County: Spanish Camp / Wharton Counties in district: Fort Bend, Waller, Wharton |
(1) County voted largely republican, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Republican, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(3) Wharton, Wharton County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Spanish Camp, Wharton County, Republican. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(5) Burton of Fort Bend re-elected to the Senate; Dock Lewis of Wharton and A.C. Thompson [Tompkins] of Waller elected to the legislature, all Republicans. "Texas Politics," Weekly Democratic Statesman (Austin, Texas), 11/11/1880, p. 4. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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Resolutions and Journal entries
- 79th Legislature, R.S., HR 589, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates of 1868-1900. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 81st Legislature, R.S., HCR 81, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, Doc (D.) C. Lewis. Born ca. 1843, place unknown; died - date, place unknown. Forever Free: Nineteenth Century African-American Legislators and Constitutional Convention Delegates of Texas, 2002.
- Biographical sketch, p. 62. D.C. ("Doc") Lewis, birth year 1844, Appendix D. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898, 2016.
Other Resources
- Doc Lewis, postoffice Spanish Camp, Wharton County, farmer, Republican. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
- Hon. Dock Lewis of Egypt, Wharton County, third speaker at "Emancipation Day at Spanish Camp," The Galveston Daily News, 6/24/1885, p. 5, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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17th R.S. - 1881
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