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Andrew Lewis (October 9, 1720 – September 26, 1781) was an Irish-born American surveyor, military officer and politician. Born in County Donegal , he moved with his family to the British colony of Virginia at a young age. [1]
Andrew Lewis served as one of George Washington’s principal officers in the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and, in the words of George Washington biographer Douglas Southall Freeman, was unquestionably “the hardest-working officer of the Regiment.”
May 21, 2018 · Andrew Lewis was an American soldier who fought in the French and Indian Wars and the American Revolution. He led a decisive victory over the Shawnee in 1774, which opened the way for westward expansion, and served as a brigadier general and a Virginia legislator.
Born October 9, 1720 in County Donegal Andrew Lewis was an American pioneer, surveyor, and soldier. Son of John Lewis and Margaret Lynn he from Virginia. He served as a colonel of militia during the French and Indian War, and as a brigadier general in the American Revolutionary War.
Professor. Department of Mathematics & Statistics. Queen's University. Kingston, ON K7L 3N6. Canada. Email: andrew.lewis at queensu.ca. Phone: (613) 533-2395. Fax: (613) 533-2964. Office: 420 Jeffery Hall.
Sep 28, 2015 · Even being a close friend and favored by the commander in chief, as in the case of Andrew Lewis of Virginia, did not ensure promotion. Lewis was born in Ireland of Scots-Irish decent, his family moving to Virginia in 1732, the year of George Washington’s birth.
Andrew L. Lewis Jr. (1931–2016), American railroad executive and US Secretary of Transportation. Andrew Lewis (Pennsylvania politician) (born 1987), American politician in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
