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Encyclopedia > John Lewis

John Lewis can refer to the following people:

  • John L. Lewis (mayor of New Orleans) (1800–1886), mayor of New Orleans 1854–1856
  • John F. Lewis (1818–1895), United States Senator from Virginia
  • John Lewis (1848–1972), English football player, administrator and referee
  • John Lewis (department store founder) (died 1928), draper and founder of the John Lewis department store
  • John L. Lewis (1880–1969), American labor leader
  • John Spedan Lewis (1885–1963), pioneer of industrial democracy and founder of the John Lewis Partnership
  • John Lewis (philosopher) (1889–1976), British Unitarian minister and Marxist philosopher
  • John Lewis (UK politician) (1912–1969), British Labour Party Member of Parliament 1945–1951
  • John Lewis, former headmaster of Eton College
  • John Henry Lewis (1914–1974), boxer and former world Light Heavyweight champion
  • John Lewis (pianist) (1920–2001), American jazz pianist and composer
  • Jona Lewie (born 1947 as John Lewis), British singer and multi-instrumentalist
  • John Lewis (politician) (born 1940), American civil rights activist and member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • John S. Lewis, professor of planetary science at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
  • John Lewis (California politician), California State Senator
  • Buddy Lewis, baseball player

It may also refer to: John Francis Lewis (March 1, 1818–September 2, 1895) was an American farmer and politician from Rockingham County, Virginia. ... John Lewis (b. ... John Llewellyn Lewis (February 12, 1880 – June 11, 1969) was an American leader of organized labor who served as president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960. ... John Spedan Lewis (22 September 1885 - 21 February 1963). ... John Lewis (February 1st, 1889 - February 12, 1976) was a British Unitarian minister and Marxist philosopher and author of many works on philosophy, anthropology, and religion. ... John Lewis (14 December 1912 – 14 June 1969) was a British Labour Party politician. ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is an internationally renowned Public School (privately-funded and independent) for male students, founded in 1440 by Henry VI. It is located in Eton, Berkshire (traditionally part of Buckinghamshire), near Windsor in England... John Henry Lewis (1914-1974) was a boxer who was world Light Heavyweight champion. ... John Aaron Lewis (3 May 1920 – 29 March 2001) was an American jazz pianist and composer best known as the musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet. ... Jona Lewie (born John Lewis, March 14, 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. ... John Lewis John Robert Lewis (born February 21, 1940) is an American politician and was an important leader in the American Civil Rights Movement as president of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). ... John S. Lewis is a professor of planetary science at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. ... The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. ...   John Kelly (Buddy) Lewis (August 10, 1916 - July 4, 1966]]) was a former third baseman/right fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Washington Senators (1935-41, 1945-47, 1949). ...


You might also be looking for One of John Lewis flagship branches in Glasgows Buchanan Galleries mall The John Lewis Partnership is a major United Kingdom retailer, operating department stores and, through its Waitrose subsidiary, upmarket supermarkets. ... John Lewis on Oxford Street, London is the flagship department store of the John Lewis Partnership. ...


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John Lewis (politician) at AllExperts (1026 words)
Lewis became nationally known after his prominent role on the Selma to Montgomery marches, when police beat the nonviolently marching Lewis mercilessly in public, leaving head wounds that are still visible today.
Lewis is, according to the Associated Press, "the first major House figure to suggest impeaching George W. Bush," arguing that the president "deliberately, systematically violated the law" in authorizing the National Security Agency to conduct wiretaps without a warrant.
Lewis, an outspoken progressive and a staunch opponent of the Iraq War, announced that he was endorsing Joe Lieberman for re-election to the Senate in 2006 [6].
SNCC-People: John Lewis (279 words)
John Lewis was an influential SNCC leader and is recognized by most as one of the important leaders of the civil rights movement as a whole.
Lewis and others received death threats and were severely beaten by angry mobs.
Lewis' experience at that point was already widely respected--he had been arrested 24 times as a result of his activism.
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