Joseph Horace Lewis (October 29, 1824 – July 6, 1904) was an American lawyer, military leader and politician.

[2] His father was a volunteer in the War of 1812, serving under Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans.

[1] In September 1861, Lewis volunteered for service in the Confederate Army and was commissioned colonel of the 6th Kentucky Infantry.

[2] In 1870, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jacob S.

[3] After leaving the court, Lewis moved to a farm in Scott County, Kentucky near Georgetown, where he died on July 6, 1904.

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