Wyndham Lewis (politician)

Wyndham Lewis (7 October 1780 – 14 March 1838) was a British politician and a close associate of Benjamin Disraeli.

Lewis was the son of Reverend Wyndham Lewis, of Tongwynlais, Glamorganshire. He sat as Member of Parliament for Cardiff from 1820 to 1826, for Aldeburgh from 1827 to 1829 and for Maidstone from 1835 to 1838.

Lewis married Mary Anne, daughter of John Evans, in 1816. They had no children. He died in March 1838, in London's Mayfair, aged 57. His widow married Benjamin Disraeli in 1839 and was created Viscountess Beaconsfield in 1868.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Lord Patrick Crichton-Stuart	Member of Parliament for Cardiff 1820–1826	Succeeded by Lord Patrick Crichton-Stuart
Preceded by Joshua Walker John Wilson Croker	Member of Parliament for Aldeburgh 1827–1829 With: Joshua Walker	Succeeded by Joshua Walker Marquess of Douro
Preceded by Abraham Wildey Robarts Charles James Barnett	Member of Parliament for Maidstone 1835–1838 With: Abraham Wildey Robarts 1835–1837 Benjamin Disraeli 1837–1838	Succeeded by Benjamin Disraeli John Minet Fector

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