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John R. Lewis (ACW)
John R. Lewis may refer to: * John Lewis (1940–2020), United States Congressman *John Lewis (California politician) (born 1954), former California State Senator *John Randolph Lewis Brigadier-General John Randolph Lewis (September 22, 1834February 8, 1900)John Lewis (other) {{human name disambiguation, Lewis, John R. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lewis
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, was the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966, and was one of the " Big Six" leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington. Fulfilling many key roles in the civil rights movement and its actions to end legalized racial segregation in the United States, in 1965 Lewis led the first of three Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge where, in an incident which became known as Bloody Sunday, state troopers and police attacked Lewis and the other marchers. A member of the Democratic Party, Lewis was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1986 and served 17 terms. The district he represented included most of Atlanta. Due to hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lewis (California Politician)
John R. Lewis (born November 2, 1954) is a Republican politician from California who represented Orange County in the California State Senate from 1991 until 2000 and in the California State Assembly from 1980 until 1991. He currently serves as the President of the Lewis Consulting Group. During his time in the State Senate, Lewis served as the Vice Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee. Lewis was first elected to the State Senate in 1991 after John Seymour resigned after being appointed to the United States Senate by Governor Pete Wilson. In the Republican primary, Lewis defeated both Assemblymembers Nolan Frizzelle and Doris Allen of Cypress, California who later served briefly as Speaker of the Assembly. Lewis is an alumnus of University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the olde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Randolph Lewis
Brigadier-General John Randolph Lewis (September 22, 1834February 8, 1900)John Randolph Lewis: In Memoriam by the Georgia Department of the Grand Army of the Republic; published 1900; at Archive.orgGen. John R. Lewis, U.S.A. in ''the New York Times''; published February 10, 1900; archived at VermontCivilWar.org was an American dentist, soldier, administrator, and postmaster, known for his work with the Freedmen's Bureau. Early life Lewis was born in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. He left home when he was 15[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
