Thomas Lewis (1821–1897)
Thomas Lewis (1821 – 16 April 1897) was a Welsh-born Australian politician.
He was born at Merthyr Tydfil to miner David Lewis and Mary Richards. A coal miner, he migrated to New South Wales around 1857 and settled near Newcastle. In 1860 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Northumberland,[1] but he resigned in 1862 to become inspector of collieries. On 20 January 1881 he married Catherine Maria Hewlett, with whom he had a daughter. Lewis died at Wollongong in 1897.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Green, Antony. "1860 Northumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Mr Thomas Lewis (1821-1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 July 2020.