Thomas Lewis (1821–1897)

Thomas Lewis (1821 – 16 April 1897) was a Welsh-born Australian politician.

He was born at Merthyr Tydfil to miner David Lewis and Mary Richards. A coal miner, he migrated to New South Wales around 1857 and settled near Newcastle. In 1860 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Northumberland,^[1] but he resigned in 1862 to become inspector of collieries. On 20 January 1881 he married Catherine Maria Hewlett, with whom he had a daughter. Lewis died at Wollongong in 1897.^[2]

References

^ Green, Antony. "1860 Northumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
^ "Mr Thomas Lewis (1821-1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Alexander Scott	Member for Northumberland 1860–1862	Succeeded by Atkinson Tighe

[Green_1860_Northumberland-1] Green, Antony. "1860 Northumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.

[NSW_Parl-2] "Mr Thomas Lewis (1821-1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

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