Charles H. Lewis

Charles Hendrickson Lewis (April 25, 1871 – January 2, 1965) was an American politician who served as the 38th lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1925 to 1927.

Biography

Charles Hendrickson Lewis was born April 25, 1871, at Egypt, Pitt Township, Wyandot County, Ohio. His father organized and was manager of the Harpster Bank in Harpster, Ohio. Charles' mother died when he was three years old, and he grew up in Harpster, attending the public schools. He graduated from the music department of Ohio Northern University in 1889. He was a trustee of the university, and was awarded an honorary degree in 1927. He taught school for two years, and entered Ohio Wesleyan University. He graduated Bachelor of Science in 1895, and worked in his father's bank for thirty years until 1925.