Researching William Lewis

While Editor of The Daily Telegraph, Lewis led the team that broke the story of the MPs' expenses scandal, which led to the resignations of six government ministers and Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin, and to the creation of Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.

From September 2010 to July 2011, Lewis worked as General Manager of the newspaper publisher News International, playing a role in the company's response to the phone hacking crisis. In July 2011, following the closure of the News of the World, Lewis left News International to join the Management and Standards Committee, an independent division led by Lord Grabiner QC, created by the News Corp board to orchestrate cooperation with multiple law enforcement investigations into News International.

Born in Cutshin, Kentucky, Lewis was raised on a farm and attended the common schools of Leslie and Perry Counties and the Laurel County Seminary, London, Kentucky.He studied law at the University of Kentucky and at the University of Michigan.He was Sheriff of Leslie County in 1891 and 1892, and Superintendent of schools of Leslie County 1894–1898.He served as member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1900 and 1901, wasCommonwealth's attorney 1904–1909, andCircuit judge of the twenty-seventh judicial district of Kentucky 1909–1922 and 1928–1934.He entered the private practice of law.

Lewis was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Marshall Robsion and served from April 24, 1948, to January 3, 1949.Lewis is the oldest person to win his first election to Congress, and was 79 years old at the time he assumed office. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress.He died in London, Kentucky, August 8, 1959.He was interred in A.R. Dyche Memorial Park.

Lewis competed in the 110 metre hurdles. He placed third in his first-round heat and second in his repechage heat, not qualifying for the final. In the 200 metre hurdles, Lewis placed fifth in his semifinal heat and did not qualify for the final.

Lewis refused to take part in the final of the 400 metre hurdles, as the final was held on a Sunday. Having qualified for the final by taking second in his semifinal heat, this left Lewis in fourth place overall.

William Fraser Lewis was born 2 March 1874 in Canandaigua, New York. and died 1 March 1962 in Saint Petersburg, Florida. His parents were Clarence Whitney Lewis and Margaret Johnson.

He was born in Hillsborough, New Brunswick, the son of John Lewis, who served in the province's assembly and Legislative Council, and Lavinia Taylor. He was educated there and at Sackville, then went on to study medicine at the University of Glasgow. He served as coroner for Albert County and was also a school trustee. He practised medicine in Hillsborough. He was married twice: to Melissa Steeves in 1877 and to Catherine Duffy in 1885. Lewis was a member of the province's Executive Council from 1882 to 1883. He died in Saint John at the age of 79.

Lewis was educated at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (as it was then known) and Jesus College, Oxford. After graduating, he was a science teacher at Exeter School for seven years, before being appointed Professor of Chemistry at University College, Exeter (as it was then known) in 1901. From 1925 until his retirement in 1935, he combined his position as Professor with that of Vice-Principal of the College, helping to publicise the institution throughout Devon. In his role as Professor, he was regarded as having built up the Chemistry department from nothing into a "strong and vital unit." He served on the council of the Royal Institute of Chemistry from 1924 to 1927. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Exeter University in 1957.

After Oxford, Lewis studied law at the Middle Temple. Later he lived in a house called Clynfiew (Clynfyw) in Abercych, near the tripoint of Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire. He was a magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant for Pembrokeshire, and High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire in 1847.