Lewis E. Sawyer

Lewis E. Sawyer
Member of theArkansas House of Representatives
In office 1913–1917
Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office 1915–1917
Preceded by	Joe Hardage
Succeeded by	William Lee Cazort
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromArkansas's 6th congressional district
In office March 4, 1923–May 5, 1923
Preceded by	Chester W. Taylor
Succeeded by	James B. Reed
Personal details
Born	(1867-06-24)June 24, 1867 Shelby County, Alabama
Died	May 5, 1923(1923-05-05)(aged 55) Hot Springs, Arkansas
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Garland County, Arkansas

Lewis E. Sawyer Headstone, Hollywood Cemetery, Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas

Lewis Ernest Sawyer(June 24, 1867 – May 5, 1923) was aU.S. RepresentativefromArkansas.

Born inShelby County, Alabama,Sawyer moved with his parents toLee County, Mississippi. He attended the public schools and was graduated from theUniversity of Mississippi at Oxford. He studied law. He wasadmitted to the barand commenced practice atFriars Point, Mississippi,in 1895.

He served as mayor of Friars Point from 1896 until he enlisted in theSpanish–American Warin June 1898. He served in the Philippine Islands during the war.

He resumed the practice of law inIuka, Mississippi,in 1900. He moved toHot Springs, Arkansas,in 1908 and continued the practice of his profession. He served as member of theArkansas House of Representativesin 1913 and 1915. He served asSpeaker of the Arkansas House of Representativesin 1915.

Sawyer was elected as aDemocratto theSixty-eighthCongress and served from March 4, 1923, until his death atHot Springs, Arkansas,on May 5, 1923. He was interred in Hollywood Cemetery.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

References

• United States Congress."Lewis E. Sawyer (id: S000090)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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