Background
Lewis, Joseph William was born on January 27, 1868 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Joseph William and Eliza (Silver) Lewis.
Lewis, Joseph William was born on January 27, 1868 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Joseph William and Eliza (Silver) Lewis.
Preparatory education, Smith Academy, Saint Louis, Missouri. Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1890, Master of Arts, 1892. Bachelor of Laws, Washington University, Saint Louis.
Admitted to Missouri bar, 1894, practicing at Saint Louis. Member firm Lewis, Rice, Tucker, Allen & Chubb, since 1908. Chairman Saint Louis Cotton Compress Company.
Director Laclede Steel Company, Lesser Goldman Company, Security National Bank, Federal Compress & Warehouse Company, Arkansas Fertilizer Company, Highway Manufacturing Company, Wagner Electric Corporation Trustee Methodist Orphans Home Association, Saint Louis Young Men's Christian Association.
Member firm Lewis, Rice, Tucker, Allen & Chubb, since 1908.
Married Emily Westwood, August 28, 1902 (deceased). Married second, Frances Allison Tirrill, January 5, 1932. Children: William McMillan, Emily Westwood, Joseph William, Hugh Murray French.