Background
Lewis was the son of Lodewick Lewis of Trewalter, and his wife a daughter of West Watkins.
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William Lewis
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Career
He sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1677. Was created Baronet of Llangorse on 14 September 1628. He was High Sheriff of Breconshire in 1636.
He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Petersfield in November 1640 for the Long Parliament, where he sat until he was excluded under Pride"s Purge.
He was Parliamentary governor of Portsmouth for 1642-1643. In 1661 he was elected Member of Parliament for Lymington in the Cavalier Parliament where he sat until his death.
Lewis died at the age of 79 and the title became extinct.
Membership
Short Parliament; Cavalier Parliament]
In April 1640, Lewis was elected Member of Parliament for Petersfield in the Short Parliament. Lewis was elected in March 1660 as a member of the Convention Parliament for Breconshire.
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November, 1677 (aged 79) -
Nationality
English