Background
Lewis, Richard Hayes was born on December 3, 1937 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Fred Theodore and Nola Angeline (Hayes) Lewis.
Lewis, Richard Hayes was born on December 3, 1937 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Fred Theodore and Nola Angeline (Hayes) Lewis.
Bachelor of Science, Murray (Kentucky) State University, 1960. Juris Doctor, University Kentucky, 1965.
Associate, Lovett & Lovett, Benton, Kentucky, 1965-1969; associate, Lovett & Lewis, Benton, 1969-1976; Chief Executive Officer to Governor Julian Carroll, State of Kentucky, Frankfort, 1975-1976; member worker's compensation board, State of Kentucky, Frankfort, 1976-1978; principal, Law Office of Richard Lewis, Benton, 1976-1993; partner, Lewis & Telle P.S.C., Benton, since 1993. Member Kentucky House of Representatives, Frankfort, 1970-1975, 89-94, commissioner Kentucky alcoholic beverage control committee, 1980-1982.
Secretary Marshall County Chamber of C., 1974. President Lions, Benton, 1974. Board regents Murray State University, 1995.
Captain United States Army, 1960-1962. Member Marshall County Bar Association (president), Kentucky Bar Association, Association Trial Lawyers American, Kentucky Trial Lawyers Association, National Board Trial Advocacy (certified civil trial advocate 1994), Murray State Alumni Association (president 1977).
Married Martha Jane Cunningham, June 24, 1961. Children: Laura Elizabeth, Cynthia Jane, Katherine Hayes.
