Thomas Lewis
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Thomas Lewis was an American colonial leader and politician from Virginia who played a significant role in frontier affairs during the Revolutionary era.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Lewis canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American colonial politician
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frontiersman ⓘ person ⓘ surveyor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1780s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1740s ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Colony of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1718 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1790 ⓘ |
| educatedIn | classical studies ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scots-Irish American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in Virginia frontier politics
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role in surveying and defining colonial boundaries ⓘ service in early Virginia legislative bodies ⓘ |
| notableWork |
participation in boundary surveys between Virginia and North Carolina
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participation in boundary surveys between Virginia and West Virginia region ⓘ surveys of the Virginia frontier ⓘ |
| occupation |
land speculator
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politician ⓘ surveyor ⓘ |
| participantIn |
American Revolutionary era frontier affairs
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Virginia Ratifying Convention of 1788 NERFINISHED ⓘ negotiations and dealings with Native American tribes on the Virginia frontier ⓘ |
| partOf | Virginia colonial elite ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | County Londonderry, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rockingham County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
delegate to the Virginia Ratifying Convention
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justice of the peace in Augusta County, Virginia ⓘ member of the House of Burgesses of Virginia ⓘ member of the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| residence |
Augusta County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Rockingham County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Andrew Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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