Theodore G. Lewis Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
Theodore G. Lewis
Justice of the
Term Start:November 15, 1934
Term End:December 5, 1934
Appointer:Albert G. Schmedeman
Predecessor:Walter C. Owen
Successor:Joseph Martin
Office1:District Attorney of Dane County
Term Start1:January 1, 1921
Term End1:January 1, 1925
Predecessor1:Roman Heilman
Successor1:Philip La Follette
Birth Name:Theodore Gorman Lewis
Birth Date:19 November 1890
Birth Place:McFarland, Wisconsin
Death Place:Madison, Wisconsin
Death Cause:Pneumonia
Restingplace:Forest Hill Cemetery
Madison, Wisconsin
Party:Democratic
Allegiance: United States
Serviceyears:1917 - 1919
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Unit:32nd Division
Battles:World War I
Mawards: Purple Heart

Theodore Gorman Lewis (November 19, 1890December 5, 1934) was an American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the last 20 days of his life.

Biography

Born in McFarland, Wisconsin,[1] Lewis graduated from the University of Wisconsin and received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1915.[1] He served in the United States Army during World War I, was wounded at Château-Thierry, and was awarded the Purple Heart. Lewis was district attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin from 1921 to 1925.[1] [2] He also served as city attorney of Madison, Wisconsin from 1930 to 1933.[2] Lewis was also executive secretary to the governor of Wisconsin. On November 15, 1934, Lewis was appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court only to die of pneumonia twenty days later on December 5, 1934, before he could hear a case.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Justice Theodore G. Lewis, 43, Is Dead . The Capital Times . December 5, 1934 . 1 . . July 11, 2020.
  2. News: Theodore G. Lewis, Recently Appointed to Judgeship, Dies . Wausau Daily Herald . December 5, 1934 . 1 . . July 10, 2020.
  3. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1519&search_term=lewis Theodore Lewis, Wisconsin Historical Society
  4. http://www.wicourts.gov/about/judges/supreme/retired/lewis.htm Justice Theodore Lewis, Wisconsin Supreme Court