Lewis Steenrod

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

Biography

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 interred in Stone Church Cemetery in Elm Grove, West Virginia.

His home at Wheeling, known as Woodridge (Wheeling), was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

External links

• Lewis Steenrod at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Lewis Steenrod at Find A Grave

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Archibald Stuart	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 19th congressional district March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	Succeeded by George W. Summers
Preceded by Henry A. Wise	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 21st congressional district March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 (obsolete district)	Succeeded by none
Preceded by Richard W. Barton	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 15th congressional district March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Succeeded by William Gay Brown, Sr.

• Lewis Steenrod at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress