Lewis Steenrod

Lewis Steenrod

Lewis Steenrod (May 27, 1810 – October 3, 1862) was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia.

Born near Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), Steenrod attended the common schools as a child, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1835, commencing practice in Wheeling. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1838, serving from 1839 to 1845, and served in the Virginia Senate from 1853 to 1856. Afterwards, Steenrod resumed practicing law until his death near Wheeling, West Virginia on October 3, 1862. He was interned in Stone Church Cemetery in Elm Grove, West Virginia.

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