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History of Lewis County West VirginiaSelect a City, Town, Village or Township: Our database does not include an historic photo for Lewis County West Virginia, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:Johnson Newton Camden Biography Johnson Newton Camden, senator, was born in Lewis county, Va., March 6, 1828; son of John S. and Nancy (Newton) Camden. He entered West Point in 1846, but resigned in 1848, and after studying law was admitted to the bar in 1851. He was appointed prosecuting attorney for Braxton county in the same year, and prosecuting attorney for Nicholas county in the following year. In 1854 he became engaged in the banking business, and subsequently entered largely into business enterprises at Parkersburg. He was a delegate to every Democratic national convention from 1868 to 1892, was nominated for governor in 1872, and was a United States senator from West Virginia from 1881 to 1887, and again from Jan. 28, 1893, to March 3, 1895, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Kenna. The Biography of George Jackson George Jackson, representative, was born in Lewis county, Va.; eldest son of John and Elizabeth (Cummins) Jackson, who emigrated from England, settled in Calvert county, Md., in 1748; removed to Moorefields, Hardy county, Va., and thence to Jackson's Fort, afterward Buckhannon, Va. With his father and brother Edward he took part in the war of the Revolution and he gained the rank of colonel. He practised law in Clarksburg, Harrison county; was a representative in the general assembly of Virginia; a representative from Virginia in the 4th, 6th and 7th congresses, 1795-97 and 1799-1803, and after the death of his father, Sept. 27, 1803, he removed to Zanesville, Muskingum county, Ohio, from where he was a state representative, 1809-12, and a state senator, 1817-19. His brother Edward was the grandfather of Gen. T. J. (Stonewall) Jackson. He had sons, Judge John George , Dr. Edward William Luther, father of Judge William Luther , and George Washington, father of Col. Alfred H. . Col. Jackson died in Zanesville, Ohio. Local History and Genealogy Links: |
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