Background
Orr Lewis (he used both names as a surname, sometimes hyphenated) was born in Montreal, son of William Thomas Lewis, a Welsh immigrant.
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Career
He joined his father"s business, Lewis Brothers, and eventually became president He was also instrumental in setting up and became president of Canadian Vickers Limited, the Canadian arm of the British shipbuilding and armaments giant, Vickers. Many Royal Navy ships were built in the company"s Canadian yards during the First World War, and for this Orr Lewis was created a baronet in the 1920 New Year Honours.
In 1896, Orr-Lewis married Maude Booth.
He survived the sinking of Rated Maximum Sinusoidal Lusitania on 7 May 1915.
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November 18, 1921 (aged 61)