. Portrait and biographical record of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, containing biographical sketches of old settlers and representative citizens of the county . ber-ally entitled. In 1868 Gov. Lewis was made Vice-President ofthe AVisconsin State Historical Society; visited Eu-rope during the Franco-Prussian war; went as dele-gate to the Republican National Convention in1876, which nominated R. B. Hayes for President,ami in 1882-83 completed a journey around theworld. On several occasions he has received votesin the Legislature for the position of United StatesSenator, but, having made no organiz
. Portrait and biographical record of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, containing biographical sketches of old settlers and representative citizens of the county . ber-ally entitled. In 1868 Gov. Lewis was made Vice-President ofthe AVisconsin State Historical Society; visited Eu-rope during the Franco-Prussian war; went as dele-gate to the Republican National Convention in1876, which nominated R. B. Hayes for President,ami in 1882-83 completed a journey around theworld. On several occasions he has received votesin the Legislature for the position of United StatesSenator, but, having made no organized effort direction through himself or his friends, wasnaturally outstripped by those who make more ofa business of rallying and marshaling the politicalforces in the usual way. A noticeable feature of Gov. Lewis career is thathe has not changed his place of residence, his busi-ness, his religion, his political principles, his habitsof life nor his friendships, nor lost the esteem of hisneighbors, since he first settled in AVisconsin, almosta half-century ago. This is all the proof that isnecessary of his goodness and steadfastness
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