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Lewis Patrick Stearnes

Member From: 1901 - 1910

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  • Birth Date: December 31, 1849 Birth Place:Franklin County, Virginia
  • Death Date: September 24, 1922
  • Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
  • Spouse: Bently King (m. October 7, 1874)
  • Children: 5 children
  • Religion: Methodist Episcopal Church
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  • Occupation/Profession: Railway agent and telegraph operator
  • Memberships/Affiliations: Newport News General Hospital (director), Newport News and Old Point Railway and Electric Company (stockholder and director), Newport News Publishing Company (president), and director in one national and two state banks in Newport News
  • Additional Info: Collector of customs, appointed by President Cleveland in 1893
Session District District Number Party Leadership Committees
1901-1904 New Kent, Charles City, James City, Warwick, York, Williamsburg and Newport News Democrat Federal Relations and Resolutions
Finance
Immigration
1904 Newport News Democrat House Expenses (Chair)
Finance
Immigration
1910 Newport News Democrat Chesapeake and its Tributaries
Currency and Commerce
Finance

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