Sir William Lewis, 1st Baronet (26 March 1598 - November 1677 ) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1677.
Lewis was the son of Lodewick Lewis of Trewalter, and his wife a daughter of W Watkins.[1]was created Baronet of Llangorse on 14 September 1628. He was High Sheriff of Breconshire in 1636.[1]
In April 1640, Lewis was elected Member of Parliament for Petersfield in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Petersfield in November 1640 for the Long Parliament, where he sat until he was excluded under Pride's Purge.[2] He was governor of Portsmouth in 1643.[3]
Lewis was elected in March 1660 as a member of the Convention Parliament for Breconshire.[4] In 1661 he was elected MP for Lymington in the Cavalier Parliament where he sat until his death.[5]
Lewis died at the age of 79 and the title became extinct.
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Parliament suspended since 1629 |
Member of Parliament for Petersfield 1640-1648 With: William Uvedale |
Succeeded by Not represented |
| Preceded by Col. Philip Jones |
Member of Parliament for Breconshire 1660 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Williams, 2nd Baronet |
| Preceded by John Button Henry Bromfield |
Member of Parliament for Lymington 1661-1667 With: John Bulkeley 1661-1662 Sir Nicholas Steward, 1st Baronet 1663-1677 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Knight Sir Nicholas Steward, 1st Baronet |