Fielding Lewis was born on July 7, 1725, at Warner Hall in Gloucester County, the third of seven children of John Lewis IV (also known as Colonel John Lewis) and Frances Fielding Lewis. His mother died in 1731 from complications related to childbirth, and during the winter of 1734–1735 John Lewis married Priscilla Churchhill Carter, the widow of Robert Carter II and inheritor of £2,500 from his will. Her son, Robert Carter III, spent two years at Warner Hall before attending school.
On April 6, 1742, John Lewis bought 406 acres of land in Fredericksburg, a growing port town on the Rappahannock River in Spotsylvania County and the site of a state tobacco inspection station. Soon he established a store that sold a wide variety of items including clothing, rum, sugar, and writing supplies that were likely imported from abroad on Lewis-owned ships. In 1744, John Thornton, who previously owned a tavern in Fredericksburg, became the factor, or manager, of Lewis’s business. By April 1
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image captionDavid Clough left his entire estate to the club
A group of football fans want to erect a statue honouring a superfan who left a legacy approaching £250k to their beloved club.
The bequest from David Clough, 78, who died in 2020, will be used to buy a new electronic scoreboard for League One Rochdale.
Fans have started fundraising to build a statue to the legendary Dale fan outside Rochdale s ground.
Mr Clough was an agent for the club s Goldbond lottery for 25 years.
Fan Mark Cryer said it was truly humbling to read about Mr Clough s legacy and hit on the idea of a statue inspired by Spanish side Valencia, who did something similar for one of their supporters.