Wyndham Lewis

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.

Biography Lewis was the son of Reverend Wyndham Lewis, of Tongwynlais, Glamorganshire. From his family Lewis of Van, he inherited 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.