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Title: Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Chautauqua County, New York
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Dilley, Butler F Edson, Obed, b. 1832
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Publisher: Philadelphia : Gresham
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his uncle.In early life he owned and operated a foundryat Clayville, N. Y. In 1859 he came to thenorthern )iart of the town of Harmony, wherehe purchased a farm which he cultivated untilhis death, in 1881, at seventy-nine years of age.He \vas a member of the Baptist church andvoted the democratic ticket until 1844, afterwhicli year, he supported the Abolition andRepublican parties. He married Mary Benja-min, and reared a family of four sons and twodaughters. Two of these sous, Charles C, andFernando C, .served in the Union Army duringthe late war, in wiiicii tlie former was a corporalin tiie 112th New York, and the latter was fortwo years a member of tlie 21st New Yorkreginient. Nathan D. Lewis received his eilucatiou at
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o Q LU UJCDLlJLU muj O Ll_ o UJ O LU 9 COLUCC OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY. 51 Arcade ac:ulemy, in Wyotiiiiig coiiiity, N. ^.He coiniiKiicod the stiuly of law at Arcade in1862, but liaviiig to make his (iwii way in liCelie learned dentistry tiie next year and l)y fol-lowing that profession acquired means enoughto complete his academi(r course, and to prose-cute his legal studies. He read law with J. L.Wiiite, of Jamestown, was admitted to practice ,in the United States District and Circuit courtsof western New York, in July, 1882, and hasmade a specialty of bankruptcy cases. On December 28, 1873, he united in marriagewith Emily Pelton, who is now the matron ofthe W. C. A. Hospital, Jamestown, N. Y. N. D. Lewis is a member of the Baptistchurch and a prohibitionist in politics. He hasbeen active in the work of his party, whose votematerially increased in Chautauqua countywhile he served as secretary of the County Pro-hibition Committee (1884-88), and in 1885when he was the nominee of his party

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