Career
Born on a farm in Christopher, Illinois, Lewis was a farmer, bookkeeper, and newspaper editors He was a Democrat. Lewis served on the Franklin County, Illinois board was president of the Sesser, Illinois School Board. Lewis then served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1933 to 1939 and was speaker of the house in 1939.
He then served as Illinois Treasurer from 1939 to 1941.
Lewis later worked for the Illinois Division of Motor Vehicles. He died of a heart attack in Christopher, Illinois.
