The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-08-07
Hon. Ellis Lewis.

The above named gentleman is one of the
Democratic nominees for the Supreme Bench
We can speak of him now from personal ac-
quaintance, having met him at Bedford, two
weeks since, and seen much of him. He is in
every respect eminently qualified for the respon-
sible station for which he has been nominated.
In his social relations gentleman, modest and
unostentatious in his department, whose whole
life has been one of such strict honesty, integr-
ty, and excellency, that in Lancaster county,
where he resides, he enjoys the confidence and
esteem of men of all parties. He is at present
the presiding Judge of the Lancaster County
Courts, q situation that he has held for fifteen
years As Jurist he has few equals in our
Commonwealth, has studied assiduously to make
himself proficient in legal matters, il endowed
with clear, lucid, and active mind, possesses
sound judgment and discrimination, is fully ac-
quainted with the intricacies of the law and has
always discharged his official duties faithfully,
honestly and impartially. Read on the first
page of this weeks paper what Wing journal
thinks of Judge Lewis, as also the following
brief biography which is taken from the address
of the convention which nominated him.
ELLIS LEWIS is now So years of age. He
was born at Lewisburg, York county, Pennsyl-
vania. He was the son of Mr. Eli Lewis of that
place, whose ancestors were Welsh Quakers who
emigrated with William Penn. Being bereft of
both his parents at the early age of nine years,
and having little patrimonial estate, he was
while still young, placed in a printing Office in
Harrisburg, and there learned the trade of a
practical printer. Having gone through the
years of his probation there, he went to New
York and worked in that city as q iourneyman
printer. He subsequently purchased printing
Office IN Lycoming county. During this occu-
patton, about the year 1920, he commenced the
study of the law-was admitted to the bar in
1922, practised law and prosecuted the pleas of
the Commonwealth for some years in Lyeoming
and Tioga counties, and finally removed to
Bradford county. In 1882 he was elected to
the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania
where he occupied very prominent position
during the year 1882 and 1888. In the latter
year he was appointed by Governor Wolf, Attor-
ney General of Pennsylvania, which Office he
resigned in the fall of the same year. on receiv-
ing the appointment of President Judge of the
'iAisl u uulOiai OlStiICI composed OF the coun-
ties of Northumberland, Lycoming, Union and
Columbia, which Office he filled with credit and
reputation for upwards of twelve years In the
year 1876, he was appointed President Judge of
the Lid Judicial District composed of the county
of Lancaster, which situation he has filled I'D to
the present time So prompt and energetic has
Ire been in the discharge of the duties of his
Office, In that large and populous county, that
since his appointment, the Legislature have dis
pensed with the Mayors Couri Of the city, and
District Court of the county, and devolved the
whole duties of the three Courts upon him and
associates, and he has performed them promptly
and satisfactorily.
Judge LEWIS has delivered many learned le-
gal opinions on several important questions
which have been given to the public They
evince him a ripe scholar and sound jurist--
From this short notice it will be seen that he is
a selfmade man. He has been hard student
all his life, and has achieved noble triumph
over the obstacles that beset his path in its out
set For he is not only a sound lawyer, but
gentleman of high attainments in other branch
es Of science. The Philadelphia College of
Medicine conferred upon him the Honorary De-
gree of M. d. and Transylvania University that
of l.. L. D., for these attainments With
eighteen years judicial experience he cannot
fail to give satisfaction in the new situation for
which he has been nominated -