Watkin Lewes
Sir Watkin Lewes (1740 – 13 July 1821)[1] was a Welsh politician in England.
Lewes was the second son of Reverend Watkin Lewes, Pen-Y-Benglog, Melinau, and Ann Williams, Treamlod (Ambleston), Pembrokeshire. He was educated in Shrewsbury School and in Magdalene College, Cambridge where he graduated in 1763.[2] He was elected alderman for the London Ward of Lime Street and Sheriff of London in 1772 and knighted the following year. In 1780 he was elected Lord Mayor of London.
In October 1781 he was elected at a by-election as one of the four Members of Parliament (MPs) for the City of London[3] He served as an MP until his defeat[3] at the 1796 general election.[1] He stood again at the general election, in 1802, but was unsuccessful.[3]
He took a keen interest in the history and literature of Wales and was elected the second chairman of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion.
He died in a Coffee House on Ludgate Hill which was situated within the boundaries of the Fleet Prison where he had been imprisoned for debt.
References
- 1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
- ↑ "Lewes, Watkin (LWS759W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- 1 2 3 Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S., ed. The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 210. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by George Hayley Nathaniel Newnham John Sawbridge Frederick Bull |
Member of Parliament for the City of London 1781–1796 With: Frederick Bull to 1784 Nathaniel Newnham to 1790 John Sawbridge to 1795 Brook Watson 1784–93 William Curtis 1790–1818 John William Anderson 1793–1806 William Lushington 1795–1802 |
Succeeded by Harvey Christian Combe William Curtis John William Anderson William Lushington |