Thomas Lewis (1821–1897) Explained

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]

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  1. 1860 . Northumberland . 29 April 2020.
  2. 506 . Mr Thomas Lewis (1821-1897) . Yes . 1 July 2020.