Doc C. Lewis

Doc C. Lewis (1843 – ?) was a farmer and state legislator in Texas.^[1] A Republican, he served from 1881 to 1883 during the Seventeenth Texas Legislature in the Texas House of Representatives.^[2]^[3] He was one of four African American members of the Texas House at the time.^[4]

He lived in Wharton County and was 37 when elected to the Texas House.^[4]

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^ "Forever Free: The Biographies – Page 6 | TSLAC". www.tsl.texas.gov.
^ "Texas Legislators: Past & Present – Mobile". lrl.texas.gov.
^ "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile". lrl.texas.gov.
^ ^a ^b Pitre, Merline (July 25, 2016). Through Many Dangers, Toils and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868–1898. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9781623494834 – via Google Books.

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[1] "Forever Free: The Biographies – Page 6 | TSLAC". www.tsl.texas.gov.

[2] "Texas Legislators: Past & Present – Mobile". lrl.texas.gov.

[3] "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile". lrl.texas.gov.

[:0-4] Pitre, Merline (July 25, 2016). Through Many Dangers, Toils and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868–1898. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9781623494834 – via Google Books.

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