Henry T. Lewis

Henry Thomas "Hal" Lewis (October 21, 1847 – December 10, 1903) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1897 to 1902.

Early life, education, and career Born in Oxford, Newton County, Georgia, Lewis was the son of Colonel and Mrs. Miles W. Lewis. At the outbreak of the American Civil War, he was at the Georgia Military Institute, from which he went into the Army of the Confederacy, with the Georgia Cadets and remained until the close of the war. Lewis attended Oxford College of Emory University, from where he graduated with distinction in 1870. Lewis was "a prominent candidate" for nomination to the United States Senate that year.

The work that Lewis put into the position affected his health, and his pending resignation was announced in June 1902, following a series of issues that had necessitated taking breaks from the court.

Personal life and death

On December 22, 1880, Lewis married Hattie Poulain of Greensboro, with whom he had two sons and one daughter.

Following his retirement from the court, Lewis "spent some time in the north in search of health and finally retired to his home in Greensboro".

He was in feeble health for the last few months of 1903, being "confined almost entirely to his room", until his death at his home in Greensboro, at the age of 56.