Lewis Sperry (January 23, 1848 – June 22, 1922) was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was born at East Windsor Hill, South Windsor, Connecticut. He attended the district school and Monson Academy, Monson, Massachusetts and was graduated from Amherst College, Massachusetts in 1873. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in March 1875 and commenced practice in Hartford, Connecticut.

Lewis Sperry
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895
Preceded byWilliam E. Simonds
Succeeded byE. Stevens Henry
Personal details
Born(1848-01-23)January 23, 1848
South Windsor, Connecticut
DiedJune 22, 1922(1922-06-22) (aged 74)
South Windsor, Connecticut
Political partyDemocratic
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Sperry was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1876. Later, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1895). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress. After Congress, he again resumed the practice of his profession in Hartford, Connecticut. He died at East Windsor Hill, town of South Windsor, Connecticut in 1922 and was buried in South Windsor Cemetery.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Lewis Sperry (id: S000732)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's 1st congressional district

1891-1895
Succeeded by