Henry Owen Lewis Explained

Henry Lewis
Office:	Member of Parliament for Carlow
Term Start:	31 January 1874
Term End:	31 March 1880
Predecessor:	William Fagan
Successor:	Charles Dawson
Birth Date:	1842 9, df=yes
Birthname:	Henry Owen Lewis
Nationality:	British
Party:	Home Rule League

Henry Owen Lewis (26 September 1842 - 5 August 1913)^[1] was an Irish Home Rule politician. He was MP for Carlow from 1874 to 1880.^[2] His daughter Frances (1873–1959) married colonial governor Cornelius Alfred Moloney and in widowhood co-founded the Missionary Sisters of St. Columban.^[3]

He was High Sheriff of Monaghan in 1885. He died 4 August 1913 at Manresa House, Roehampton, and was buried at St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church, Mortlake.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Burke. Bernard. Bernard Burke. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain. 1879. Harrison. London. 964.
2. Book: Craig. F. W. S.. F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885. 1977. Macmillan Press. London. 978-1-349-02349-3. 1st.
3. Web site: Lunney . Sheila . Moloney, Frances Isabella Sophia Mary (Sister Mary Patrick) . Dictionary of Irish Biography . Cambridge University Press . 15 August 2020 . subscription.
4. News: 7 August 1913. Deaths. 1. The Times. The Times Digital Archive.