Perry Joshua Lewis

Full Name: Perry Joshua Lewis
Date of birth: December 7, 1864
Date of death: January 23, 1933

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	24	Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901	25th ⁽²⁾ 26th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar		Bandera, Bexar, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Medina
S	24	Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 12, 1897	24th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 23rd ⁽⁵⁾ 24th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Senate President Pro Tempore (24th)	Bandera, Bexar, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Medina

(1) 26th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(2) 25th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) 24th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/9/1895, Regular Session. Senate Journal.
(4) 24th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1895, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(5) 23rd Legislature - All 31 Senators are listed in Roll Call on First Day, 1/10/1893, p. 1; resolution by Sen. Cranford that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/11/1893, p. 5; drew term of 4 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1893 January 11, 1893

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Senate District 24
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 25th ⁽²⁾ 26th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bandera, Bexar, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Medina

Senate District 24
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 12, 1897
Legislatures: 24th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 23rd ⁽⁵⁾ 24th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (24th)
(24th)
(24th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bandera, Bexar, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Medina

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Resolutions and Journal entries

43rd Legislature, R.S., SR 24, p. 126. Resolutions - Memorial.
43rd Legislature, 1st C.S. - Memorial Service for Barry Miller, 10/10/1933, pp. 305-306. Listed as a Senator from the 26th or 27th Legislatures "among those who are now dead." Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Hon. Perry J. Lewis, pp. 549-551. Born December 1864 in Mason, Mason County, Texas. "In 1892 he was elected State Senator from the Twenty-fourth District, composed of the counties of Bexar, Bandera, Kendall, Kerr, Gillespie and Medina. He was appointed to and served on more committees than is usual with members in their first session, and his committee work placed him in a deservedly high position among the members, and showed the State at large that he had special aptitude for legislative duties." Memorial and Genealogical Record of Southwest Texas: Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families, 1894.
Biographical sketch, Perry J. Lewis, pp. 57-58. Born 12/7/1864 in Mason, Mason County. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.

Other Resources

Perry Joshua Lewis, birth date 12/7/1864 in Mason; death date 1/23/1933 in San Antonio, Bexar County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Perry Joshua Lewis (1864-1933), burial in San Antonio City Cemetery #5, Bexar County. Includes photo of miniature painting of Perry Lewis. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Lewis Funeral to Be Held Today," 1/25/1933, p. 8. San Antonio Express.

Photographs

Photograph. Perry L. Lewis, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. P.J. Lewis, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. P.J. Lewis, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. P.J. Lewis, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

23rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

26th R.S. - 1899 Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments Federal Relations Judiciary No. 1 Labor (Chair) Military Affairs Rules State Asylums State Penitentiaries
25th R.S. - 1897 Confederate Home and Southwestern Insane Asylum, Special Federal Relations Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 (Chair) Penitentiaries Public Lands Rules
24th R.S. - 1895 Civil Code, Special Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Federal Relations Insurance, Statistics and History Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Military Affairs Mining and Irrigation Penitentiaries Public Health Public Lands Rules State Asylums Stock and Stock Raising
23rd R.S. - 1893 Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments Counties and County Boundaries Education Engrossed Bills Frontier Protection (Chair) General Land Office General Land Office, Joint Committee to investigate the Judiciary No. 1 Penitentiaries Public Lands Rules for Impeachment Proceeding State Affairs State Asylums Town and City Corporations

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