Lewis Ginter was an American real estate developer, philanthropist and a Major in the Army of the Confederate States of America. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Tobacco Company | 1890 | 1897 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1824/04/24 | Lewis Ginter is born in New York City the son of John and Elizabeth Ginter, a Dutch immigrant couple. | Born | |||||
| 1892/00/00 | Lewis Ginter, his business associate John Pope and his niece Grace Arents make a home at Ginter Mansion. | Home | Lewis Ginter House, Richmond | Richmond | |||
| 1895/00/00 | Lewis Ginter buys nine acres on Lakeside Lake and allows his colleagues in the Commonwealth and Westmoreland Clubs to build the Lakeside Wheel Club, a one-story structure to be used a gathering place for Richmond bicyclists. | Owner | Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden | Lakeside, VA | |||
| 1897/10/02 | Lewis Ginter dies at Westbrook (lost). Built in 1815, Westbrook was remodeled in the Queen style for Ginter by Edgerton Rogers. In 1911, it became a 135 bed sanatorium and was later razed for the Westminster Canterbury senior facility. | Died | |||||
| 1897/10/05 | The funeral for Lewis Ginter is held at St Paul's Church. Flags throughout Richmond fly at half-mast and the doors of businesses and charities associated with Ginter are decorated with black mourning crepe. | In Memoriam | St Paul's Episcopal Church | Richmond | |||
| 1897/10/05 | Lewis Ginter is buried at the Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. His remains reside alone in the Ginter mausoleum. | In Memoriam | Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond | Richmond | |||
| 1898/11/00 | Lewis Ginter mortal remains are moved into a newly constructed mausoleum. | In Memoriam | Lewis Ginter Mausoleum, Hollywood Cemetery | Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond |
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