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Doc C. Lewis (1843 – ?) was a farmer and state legislator in Texas. A Republican, he served from 1881 to 1883 during the Seventeenth Texas Legislature in the Texas House of Representatives. He was one of four African American members of the Texas House at the time.

He lived in Wharton County and was 37 when elected to the Texas House.

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

References

1. "Forever Free: The Biographies – Page 6 | TSLAC". www.tsl.texas.gov.
2. "Texas Legislators: Past & Present – Mobile". lrl.texas.gov.
3. "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile". lrl.texas.gov.
4. ^ Pitre, Merline (July 25, 2016). Through Many Dangers, Toils and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868–1898. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9781623494834 – via Google Books.

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