Background
He was born on October 21, 1878, in Lockport, Niagara County, New York, the son of Joseph Bewley and Mary (Howe) Bewley.
He was born on October 21, 1878, in Lockport, Niagara County, New York, the son of Joseph Bewley and Mary (Howe) Bewley.
He attended the public schools in Lockport, and Clark"s Business School in Buffalo, New New York
In 1925, he established with his bother a canning factory in Middleport. He died on November 6, 1953, in Lockport City Hospital in Lockport, New New York
Bewley was a member of the New York State Assembly (Niagara Company, 1st Doctorate) in 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918 and 1919. And was Chairman of the Committee on Labor and Industries from 1916 to 1919. He was again a member of the State Assembly in 1927 and 1928.
He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1939 to 1948, sitting in the 162nd, 163rd, 164th, 165th and 166th New York State Legislatures.