Background
Lewis was born in Ceredigion, Wales, and educated at Jesus College, Oxford from 1834 onwards, graduating in 1837.
Lewis was born in Ceredigion, Wales, and educated at Jesus College, Oxford from 1834 onwards, graduating in 1837.
Jesus College.
He then became a Fellow of the college in 1839, a position he held until 1846 (serving as vice-principal 1845-1846). He later settled in Arundel and studied canon law. He translated The Rise and Growth of the Anglican Schism by Nicholas Sanders from Latin (1877) and writings of Street John of the Cross from Spanish (1864).
He later became Dean of Bangor Cathedral.