Lewis Sperry (January 23, 1848 – June 22, 1922) was a

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from

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. He was born at East Windsor Hill,

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. He attended the district school and

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and was graduated from Amherst College,

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in 1873. He studied

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and was admitted to the bar in March 1875 and commenced practice in Hartford, Connecticut. Sperry was a member of the

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in 1876. Later, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1895). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the

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. After Congress, he again resumed the practice of his profession in Hartford, Connecticut. He died at East Windsor Hill, town of South Windsor, Connecticut in 1922 and was buried in South Windsor Cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sperry, Lewis 1848 births 1922 deaths Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives Amherst College alumni Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut Politicians from Hartford, Connecticut People from South Windsor, Connecticut