Lewis Dewart (November 14, 1780 – April 26, 1852) was a Jacksonian member of the

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Lewis Dewart (father of William Lewis Dewart) was born in

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. He was a clerk in his father's store for several years and later became a

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operator and banker. He served as postmaster at Sunbury from 1806 to 1816. He was a member of the

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from 1812 to 1820. He was elected to the

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in 1823 and served three years. He was one of the organizers and builders of the Danville & Pottsville Railroad, and served as one of the first directors. Dewart was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress. He was again a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1835 to 1840 and served as speaker in 1840. He was chief burgess of Sunbury in 1837 and a member of the school board. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for

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. He died in Sunbury in 1852 and was buried in Sunbury Cemetery.

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