Wyndham Lewis (politician)

British politician

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Wyndham Lewis (7 October 1780 – 14 March 1838) was a British politician and a close associate of Benjamin Disraeli, whom his widow married after his death.[1]

## Biography[edit]

Lewis was the son of Reverend Wyndham Lewis, of Tongwynlais, Glamorganshire. From his family, he interited shares in the Dowlais Iron Company and substantial estates in Glamorgan, Monmouthshire and Gloucestershire. He entered Lincoln's Inn as a student in 1812, and was called to the bar in 1819. He was also a major in the county militia, a justice of the peace, and a deputy lieutenant.[1]

He sat as Member of Parliament for Cardiff Boroughs from 1820 to 1826, for Aldeburgh from 1827 to 1829 and for Maidstone from 1835 to 1838.[1]

Lewis married Mary Anne, daughter of John Evans, in 1816. They had no children. He died in March 1838, in London's Mayfair, aged 57. His widow married Benjamin Disraeli in 1839 and was created Viscountess Beaconsfield in 1868.

Mary Anne Lewis and Wyndham Lewis are mentioned in the book penned by the former politician, Douglas Hurd, about the needy "D'Israeli", on page 79. A quote from that book, tells us;

"It was at this moment that Mary Anne Lewis entered the scene. D'israeli had met Mary Anne five years previously, when he described her as a 'rattle and flirt'. At the Bulwers', Disraeli had been asked to take her down to dinner, he responded: "Oh anything rather than that insufferable woman, but Allah is Great." Five years on she seemed less insufferable to D'Israeli when he stood for Maidstone alongside her husband, Wyndham Lewis. Mrs Lewis already had a friendly eye for D'Israeli and during the contest the couple loaned him money for his election expenses. Both men were elected, but Wyndham died suddenly several months later. From that moment on, the connection between Mary Anne and D'Israeli grew in intensity...[2]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b c Escott, Margaret (2009). "LEWIS, Wyndham (1780-1838), of Greenmeadow, Tongwynlais, Glam. and Grosvenor Gate, Mdx.". In Fisher, David (ed.). The House of Commons 1820-1832. The History of Parliament Trust.
2. ^ Douglas Hurd penned a book titled "D'Israeli, or the two lives (of D'Israeli).

## References[edit]

* Welsh Biography Online

## External links[edit]

* Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Wyndham Lewis

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Preceded by

Lord Patrick Crichton-Stuart

|  Member of Parliament for Cardiff
1820–1826  | Succeeded by

Lord Patrick Crichton-Stuart

Preceded by

Joshua Walker
John Wilson Croker

|  Member of Parliament for Aldeburgh
1827–1829
With:  Joshua Walker | Succeeded by

Joshua Walker
Marquess of Douro

Preceded by

Abraham Wildey Robarts
Charles James Barnett

|  Member of Parliament for Maidstone
1835–1838
With:  Abraham Wildey Robarts 1835–1837
Benjamin Disraeli 1837–1838  | Succeeded by

Benjamin Disraeli
John Minet Fector