Virgil Anson Lewis (July 6, 1848 – December 5, 1912) was a lawyer, teacher and historian of the U.S. state of West Virginia, as well as (for one term in 1891) mayor of Mason City, West Virginia. His state history was used in West Virginia schools for five decades; Lewis was the first State Historian and Archivist of West Virginia (1905–1912).
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6 July 1848 West Columbia, Virginia, United States
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5 December 1912 (aged 64) Mason City, West Virginia, United States
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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