Burwell Boykin Lewis:
Born: July 7, 1838
Birthplace: Montgomery Alabama
Father: Dr. Paul Hamilton Lewis – 1848
Mother: Elizabeth Shortridge
Wife: Rose Garland 1840 – 1913
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery Tuscaloosa Alabama)
Children:
Lizzie Lewis Morris 1861 – 1911
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery Tuscaloosa Alabama)
Caroline "Carrie" Lewis Montgomery 1865 – 1951
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery Birmingham Alabama)
Rose Garland Lewis Rives 1868 – 1964
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery Tuscaloosa Alabama)
Louise Garland Lewis 1871 – 1963
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery Tuscaloosa Alabama)
Virginia Lewis 1873 – 1873
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery Tuscaloosa Alabama)
Nellie Bryce Lewis 1873 – 1919
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery Tuscaloosa Alabama)
Nannie Meem "Nan" Lewis 1875 – 1938
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery Tuscaloosa Alabama)
Bertha Lewis Miller 1878 – 1958
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery Tuscaloosa Alabama)
Education:
1857: Graduated from University of Alabama
1878: received honorary doctorate from University of Alabama
Occupation before War:
1859 – 1862: Attorney in Montevallo Alabama
Civil War Career:
1862: Entered service as Lt. in Company B 2nd Alabama Cavalry
His company was mainly recruited in Shelby County Alabama
Some sources say he was promoted to the rank of Captain
Served in the fighting in Mississippi and Tennessee Valley
1864: Served in the Battle of Atlanta Georgia
1865: Served as part of President Davis's escort
Occupation after war:
1865 – 1872: Attorney in Montevallo Alabama
1870 – 1872: Alabama State Representative
1872 – 1875: Iron and Coal Businessman in Tuscaloosa Alabama
1875 – 1877: United States Congressman from Alabama
1876: Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress
1877 – 1879: Iron and Coal Businessman in Tuscaloosa Alabama
1879 – 1880: United States Congressman from Alabama
1880 – 1885: President of University of Alabama
1880 – 1885: Constitutional law teacher at University of Alabama
Died: October 11, 1885
Place of Death: Tuscaloosa Alabama
Age at time of Death: 47 years old
Burial Place: Evergreen Cemetery Tuscaloosa Alabama
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