Sir William Lewis, 1st Baronet
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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.was created Baronet of Llangorse
on 14 September 1628. He was High Sheriff of Breconshire in 1636.
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
. He was governor of Portsmouth in 1643.
Lewis was elected in March 1660 as a member of the Convention Parliament for Breconshire
. In 1661 he was elected MP for Lymington
in the Cavalier Parliament
where he sat until his death.
Lewis died at the age of 79 and the title became extinct.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
variously between 1640 and 1677.
Lewis was the son of Lodewick Lewis of Trewalter, and his wife a daughter of W Watkins.was created Baronet of Llangorse
Lewis Baronets
There have been seven Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Lewis, two in the Baronetage of England and five in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
on 14 September 1628. He was High Sheriff of Breconshire in 1636.
In April 1640, Lewis was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Petersfield
Petersfield (UK Parliament constituency)
Petersfield was an English Parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Petersfield in Hampshire. It existed for several hundred years until its abolition for the 1983 general election....
in the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
. He was re-elected MP for Petersfield in November 1640 for the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
, where he sat until he was excluded under Pride's Purge
Pride's Purge
Pride’s Purge is an event in December 1648, during the Second English Civil War, when troops under the command of Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed from the Long Parliament all those who were not supporters of the Grandees in the New Model Army and the Independents...
. He was governor of Portsmouth in 1643.
Lewis was elected in March 1660 as a member of the Convention Parliament for Breconshire
Breconshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Breconshire or Brecknockshire was a constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the English Parliament, and later to the Parliament of Great Britain and of the United Kingdom, between 1542 and 1918...
. In 1661 he was elected MP for Lymington
Lymington (UK Parliament constituency)
Lymington was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1584 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.-1584-1640:- 1640-1868 :...
in the Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament
The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of England...
where he sat until his death.
Lewis died at the age of 79 and the title became extinct.