About Thomas Lewis
Lived 1519 – 1607 (aged 87–88). Thomas Lewis was an English politician.
Thomas Lewis (of Harpton) (1518/1519 – 1607) was a Welsh politician.
The son of Hugh Lewis of Gladestry and Harpton, Thomas Lewis was appointed to the magistrates' bench in 1547 and also served as Sheriff of Radnorshire in 1547. He subsequently served in a large number of local posts, including as a capital burgess and common councilman of New Radnor. He avoided the religious controversies of the day, although he was part of a commission designed to investigate an altar at New Radnor parish church which depicted Thomas Becket. He remained active into his old age, serving as Sheriff of Montgomeryshire in 1592–1593.
Lewis married twice, having at least five sons
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English politician, died 1607
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Thomas Lewis was born in 1519.
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