Thomas Lewis

Thomas Charles Lewis (born 12 December 1871) was a British trade unionist and politician.

Born in Worcester, Lewis attended elementary school before becoming a bricklayer. He moved to Bristol in about 1896, when he became involved in the trade union movement and joined the Bristol Socialist Society. In 1904, he was elected as treasurer of the local branch of the Operative Bricklayers' Society (OBS). He also became active in the Labour Party, for which he was elected to Bristol City Council in 1910, serving until 1920. At the 1918 United Kingdom general election, he stood as the party's candidate in Bristol South, taking second place with 31.8% of the vote.

In 1911, Lewis became president of the Bristol OBS, but resigned from the union in 1914. In 1922, the Dockers' Union became part of the new Transport and General Workers' Union, Lewis becoming the financial secretary of its number 3 area.