Fred Ewing Lewis

Fred Ewing Lewis (February 8, 1865 – June 27, 1949) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.[1][2]

Fred Ewing Lewis
Lewis in December 1917
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district
In office
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
Alongside: John M. Morin, Anderson H. Walters, Arthur R. Rupley
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byJohn R.K. Scott, Thomas S. Crago, Daniel F. Lafean, Mahlon M. Garland
Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania
In office
1896–1899
Preceded byHenry Willard Allison
Succeeded byJames L. Schaadt
In office
1902–1905
Preceded byJames L. Schaadt
Succeeded byDr. Alfred J. Yost
In office
1932–1936
Preceded byMalcolm W. Gross
Succeeded byMalcolm W. Gross
Personal details
Born(1865-02-08)February 8, 1865
Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 27, 1949(1949-06-27) (aged 84)
Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Early life and education

Fred Ewing Lewis was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania on February 8, 1865. He attended the Collegiate and Commercial Institute in New Haven, Connecticut, and Muhlenberg College in Allentown. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1888, and began the practice of his profession in Allentown.[3][4]

Career

He served as Mayor of Allentown in 1896 and 1902. He organized and was president of the Merchants’ National Bank and was president of the Dime Savings & Trust Co. in Allentown.[5][6]

Lewis was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third Congress. After his time in Congress, he resumed his profession and also engaged in banking.[7][8]

He then served again as mayor of Allentown from 1932 to 1936.[9][10]

Death

Lewis died in Allentown on June 27, 1949 at age 84, and was interred in that city's Union-West End Cemetery.[11][12]

References
  1. "Lewis, Fred Ewing" (L000283), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, retrieved online March 4, 2023.
  2. "Lewis, Fred Ewing." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, May 10, 2022.
  3. "Lewis, Fred Ewing," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  4. "Lewis, Fred Ewing," The Political Graveyard.
  5. "Lewis, Fred Ewing," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  6. "Lewis, Fred Ewing," The Political Graveyard.
  7. "Lewis, Fred Ewing," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  8. "Lewis, Fred Ewing," The Political Graveyard.
  9. "Lewis, Fred Ewing," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  10. "Lewis, Fred Ewing," The Political Graveyard.
  11. "Lewis, Fred Ewing," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  12. "Lewis, Fred Ewing," The Political Graveyard.
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