Frank Dunham Lewis, born 1863, was a U. S. Special Indian Agent appointed in 1889, and served as delegate from the 78th district to the 35th session of the California Assembly in 1903. This collection consists mainly of Lewis' incoming and outgoing mail from 1889-1902.

Frank Dunham Lewis was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 10, 1863. He was a Clerk for the United States War Department, from 1885 to 1888. Lewis emigrated to California in 1888, and in 1889 was appointed a U.S. Special Indian Agent, a traveling position that had inspection duties. After two years, he moved to Los Angeles, where he resumed his law practice and also served as the United States Special Attorney for Mission Indians. In 1892, Lewis moved to Riverside and in 1903, purchased an orange orchard. Lewis also served as delegate from the 78th district to the 35th session of the California Assembly in 1903.

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