Active in the Methodist church as a lay preacher, and a prominent member of the prohibition movement, in 1870 he was the Prohibition Party's nominee for Governor.
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Lewis was elected as a Whig to the 29th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1845, to March 3, 1847.
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In 1856 Lewis moved to Winona, Minnesota, where he practiced law and was active in several businesses, including the city's transit railroad.
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Lewis was also interested in higher education, including serving as a Trustee of Hamline University and the State Normal School (now Winona State University), Minnesota's academy for training schoolteachers.
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Abner Lewis (August 17, 1801 -- October 12, 1879) was a U.S. Representative, judge and attorney from Jamestown, New York and Winona, Minnesota.
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