Details:# Profile of John Lewis

Full Name: John Robert Lewis

Date of Birth: February 21, 1940

Place of Birth: Near Troy, Alabama, U.S.

Date of Death: July 17, 2020

Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Education: Attended American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville and later Fisk University

Spouse’s Name: Lillian Miles (m. 1968; died 2012)

Known Affiliates:

  1. Martin Luther King Jr. (civil rights leader)
  2. Nancy Pelosi (Speaker of the House of Representatives)

Affiliated Organization Names:

  1. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (Chairman)
  2. U.S. House of Representatives (Representative for Georgia’s 5th congressional district)