Asahel Hooker Lewis

Asahel Hooker Lewis (Sept. 11, 1810-Sept. 25, 1862) was an American newspaper editor and politician.

He was the youngest son of Elias and Urania (Hooker) Lewis, of Farmington, Connecticut and was born in that town, Sept. 11, 1810.

In 1847 and 1848 he represented the counties of Summit and Portage in the Ohio State Legislature—and in 1848 removed to Cincinnati, where he remained eight years, and was associated with Hon.

Then he removed to Akron, Ohio, and took the editorship of the Beacon, which he retained for a number of years.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Yale Obituary Record.