Joseph Horace Lewis

Joseph Horace Lewis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 3rd district
In office
May 10, 1870  March 3, 1873
Preceded byJacob Golladay
Succeeded byCharles W. Milliken
Member of the
Kentucky House of Representatives
from Barren County
In office
August 2, 1869  May 1870
Preceded byBasil G. Smith
Succeeded bySamuel W. Brents
In office
August 5, 1850  August 6, 1855
Serving with Basil G. Smith (1850–51)
James P. Bates (1851–55)
Preceded byJames P. Bates
William J. Wood Jr.
Succeeded byRobinson P. Beauchamp
Thomas H. M. Winn
Personal details
Born(1824-10-29)October 29, 1824
Barren County, Kentucky
DiedJuly 6, 1904(1904-07-06) (aged 79)
Scott County, Kentucky
Resting placeGlasgow Municipal Cemetery, Glasgow, Kentucky
Political partyWhig
Democrat
Spouse(s)Sarah Rogers
Cassandra F. Flournoy Johnson
Alma materCentre College
ProfessionLawyer
Signature
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States of America
Branch/serviceConfederate States Army
Years of service1861-1865
RankBrigadier general
Unit6th Kentucky Infantry Regiment
Orphan Brigade
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Joseph Horace Lewis (October 29, 1824 July 6, 1904) was an American lawyer, military leader and politician. He served as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and later a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, the court of last resort in Kentucky at the time.