About William Lewis
Lived 1807 – 1889 (aged 81). William Lewis was a British cricketer.
William Henry Lewis (3 December 1807 – 10 October 1889) was a Welsh cricketer with amateur status. He was educated at Harrow, where he played for the school in 1825 and 1826. He then went up to Trinity College, Oxford, and played for Oxford University in 1827.
After Oxford, Lewis studied law at the Middle Temple. Later he lived in a house called Clynfiew (Clynfyw) in Abercych, near the tripoint of Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire. He was a magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant for Pembrokeshire, and High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire in 1847.
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Who was William Lewis?
English cricketer with amateur status (1807-1889)
When was William Lewis born?
William Lewis was born on 3 December 1807.
When did William Lewis die?
William Lewis died on 10 October 1889.
What was William Lewis's occupation?
William Lewis was a cricketer.
What nationality was William Lewis?
William Lewis was British.
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· DBpedia: William Lewis (cricketer)
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