Education
Born in 1934 in Birmingham, Alabama to Bernard and Molly Lewis, Gerald Lewis was educated in Birmingham schools before attending Harvard College and graduating with an Bachelor of Arts degree in 1955.
Born in 1934 in Birmingham, Alabama to Bernard and Molly Lewis, Gerald Lewis was educated in Birmingham schools before attending Harvard College and graduating with an Bachelor of Arts degree in 1955.
Lewis moved to Florida in 1960. Prior to moving, he returned to Harvard to obtain a Bachelor of Laws degree. He was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1965 for Dade County, Florida and served until 1970.
He later served as the state comptroller under governors Reubin Askew, Bob Graham, Bob Martinez, and Lawton Chiles.
Lewis was married to national Democratic Party political strategist Ann Lewis until their 1968 divorce.