Mungo Lewis

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Mungo Turnbull Lewis (November 13, 1894 - January 12, 1969) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1936 to 1945.

Lewis was born at Rhyl in North Wales, and came to Canada in 1906. He was educated at Rhyl and in Stonewall, Manitoba. Later, he received a degree for St. Joseph's Veterinary College in Missouri. Lewis practiced as a veterinarian, and served as provincial veterinarian from 1929 to 1932.

He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1936 provincial election as a Conservative, defeating Liberal-Progressive incumbent William C. McKinnell by 383 votes. The Conservatives lost the election to the Liberal-Progressives, and Lewis sat with his party caucus on the opposition benches.

In 1940, the Conservatives and Liberal-Progressives aligned in a coalition government. Lewis became a backbench supporter of John Bracken's government, and was re-elected in the 1941 provincial election. He did not campaign as a Conservative in this election, but as a pro-government independent. Later, he joined the Liberal-Progressive Party.

Lewis was defeated as a Liberal-Progressive in the 1945 provincial election, losing to Progressive Conservative candidate W.J. Campbell by 298 votes.