Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . hismeans in so doing. For eight years he was Treas-urer of the water-works and for twenty-threeyears was a member of the Board of Oak RidgeCemetery. He is a stockholder in the SpringfieldMarine Bank and for a number of years has heldthe position of Vice-President. Our subject has not been without his share in thepublic oflices, having been elected Alderman in1862, serving in that capacity eight years. Duringthe years 1874-75, he filled the Mayors chair. Asa member of the Council and the incumbent of theMayoralty, he was conspicuous
Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . hismeans in so doing. For eight years he was Treas-urer of the water-works and for twenty-threeyears was a member of the Board of Oak RidgeCemetery. He is a stockholder in the SpringfieldMarine Bank and for a number of years has heldthe position of Vice-President. Our subject has not been without his share in thepublic oflices, having been elected Alderman in1862, serving in that capacity eight years. Duringthe years 1874-75, he filled the Mayors chair. Asa member of the Council and the incumbent of theMayoralty, he was conspicuous for his position re-garding public improvements, and as a private cit-izen he is well known to favor progress anddevelopment. Mr. Lewis belongs to the Masonicfraternity, and having cast bis first vote for , is generally found depositing a Demo-cratic ballot. September 23, 1851, Mr. Lewis was united inmarriage with Cordelia M. lies. The family towhich this lad3 belonged is numbered among theearly settlers in the county and Mrs. Lewis was one .^.
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