Thomas Lewis (Virginia), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Lewis (Virginia)

Irish-American surveyor, lawyer, and a pioneer of early Virginia

Date of Birth: 27-Apr-1718

Date of Death: 31-Jan-1790

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Thomas Lewis (April 27, 1718 – January 31, 1790) was an Irish-American surveyor, lawyer, and a pioneer of early Virginia.
He was a signatory to the Fairfax Resolves preceding the American War for Independence, and after the conflict, contributed to the settlement of western Virginia in an area that would one day become part of West Virginia. He was a founding trustee of Liberty Hall (later Washington and Lee University), when it was made into a college in 1776.