Background
William Henry Lewis was born on December 3, 1807.
William Henry Lewis was born on December 3, 1807.
William Henry Lewis was educated at Harrow School, where he played cricket for the school in 1825 and 1826. He then went up to Trinity College, Oxford. After Oxford, Lewis studied law at the Middle Temple.
He was associated with Oxford University and made his first-class debut in 1827. He was a magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant for Pembrokeshire, and High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire in 1847.