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See Louis. Lewis, Andrew. Born in Donegal, Ireland, about 1720: died in Bedford County, Va., Sept. 26, 1781. An American soldier. He was major in Washington's regiment in Braddock's expedition in 1755, and commander of an expedition against the Shawne e Indians in 1756; served in the attack on Fort Duquesne in 1758, and was captured and taken to Montreal; gained the victory of Point Pleasant over the Indians, Oct. 10, 1774 (as major-general); and served as brigadier-general in the Continental army March 1, 1776, to April 5, 1777. Lewis, Charles. Born at Gloucester, England, 1753: died at Edinburgh, July 12, 1795. An English painter of still life. Lewis, Charles George. Born at Enfield, Mid- dlesex, June 13, 1808: died June 16, 1880. An English engraver, best known for his engrav- ings of Landseer's works. Lewis, David. Born in Wales about 1683: died at Low Leyton, E ex, April, 1760. A British poet, author of "Philip of Macedon," a tragedy (1727). Lewis, Dio. Born at Auburn, N. Y., March 3, 1823: died at Yonkers, N. Y., May 21, 1886. An American homeopathic physician, well known as a lecturer on hygiene and an advocate of various methods of physical culture. He wrote "New Gymnastics" (1862), "Weak Lungs" (1863), "Our Girls " (1871), etc. Lewis, Edmonia. Born near Albany, N. Y., 1845. An American sculptor, of African and Indian descent. Her first known work was a bust of Colonel Shaw who commanded the first colored regiment in the Civil War. She went to Rome in 1867. Among her works are "The Death of Cleopatra" (1876), "The Old Arrow-maker and his Daughters," "The Marriage of Hiawatha," etc. Lewis, Mrs. (Estelle Anna Robinson). Born near Baltimore about 1824: died at London, Nov. 24, 1880. An American poet and miscellaneous writer. Among her works is the tragedy "Sappho of Lesbos" (1868), which was translated into Greek and played at Athens. Lewis, Francis. Born at Llandaff, Wales, March, 1713: died at New York, Dec. 19, 1803. An American patriot, signer of the Declaration of Independence as member of Congre from New York. Lewis, Frederick Christian. Born at London, March 14, 1779: died at Enfield, Dec. 18, 1856. An English engraver and landscape-painter. He engraved works of Raphael, Michelangelo, Claude, Pou in, Flaxman, Turner, Landseer, etc. Lewis, Sir George Cor new all. Born at London, April 21, 1806: died at Harpton Court, Rad nor shire, April 13, 1863. An English statesman, scholar, and author. He was poor-law commi ioner for England and Wales 1839-47; under-secretary for the 1850-52; chancellor of the exchequer 1855-583; home secretary 1859-61; and secretary for war 1861-63. His chief work is an "Enquiry into the Credibility of the Early Roman History” (1855). Lewis, Ida. Born at Newport, R. I., in 1841. The daughter of the keeper of the Lime Rock lighthouse. Sheis noted for her courage in saving life. She married William H. Wilson in 1870. Lewis, John. Born at Bristol, England, Aug. 29, 1675: died Jan. 16, 1747. An English biographer, antiquarian, and bibliographer, author of biographies of Wyclif, Caxton, Pecock, and Fisher, and of numerous other works on various topics. Lewis, John Frederick. Born at London, 1805: died at Walton on the Thames, Aug. 15, 1876. An English etcher and painter, at first of animals, but later of Highland, Italian, Spanish (for which he was called "Spanish Lewis"), and Oriental subjects. His latest (Oriental) pictures are the best-known. Lewis, Matthew Gregory. Born at London, July 9, 1775: died at sea (of yellow fever), May 14, 1818. An English poet, dramatist, and ro mance-writer, best known as the author of "Am brosio, or the Monk" (1795), from which he was commonly known as "Monk" Lewis. He visited IMG:content-0708.png:[blocks in formation] World." Dict. Nat . Biog. Lewis River. See Snake River . Lewiston (lu'is-ton). A city in Andro scog gin County, Maine, situated on the Andro scog gin, opposite Auburn, 31 miles north of Portland. Its leading manufactures are woolen and cotton. It is the seat of Bates College (Free will Baptist). Population (1900), 23,761 . Lexington (lek's ing-ton). A city and the capiFayette County, Kentucky, 22miles southeast of Frankfort. It is a commercial and manufacturing center; has a famous horse-market; and is the seat of Kentucky University. It was settled in 1775. Population (1900), 26,369. Lexington. A small town in Middle sex County, Ma achusetts, 11 miles northwest of Boston. It is noted as the scene of the first bloodshed of the American Revolution, April 19, 1775. The British (800 men) under Colonel Smith left Boston on the night of April 18, to take the military stores in Concord. The advance under Major Pitcairn was confronted at Lexington Green by about 50 minute-men under Captain Parker, and this force was dispersed with the lo of 7 Americans killed. The British proceeded to Concord, and a part of the force was repulsed ordered a retreat, and maintained running fight back to