David Lewis (died 1872) was a former MP in

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

, representing Carmarthen constituency. He was elected in the 1835 general election, narrowly defeating the sitting Whig member, William Henry Yelverton. Lewis was defeated in the next election in

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. Jones was regarded as a nominee of the former member, John Jones of Ystrad, and his defeat was portrayed as a defeat for his mentor. Lewis never contributed in parliament. Following his defeat he never stood for Parliament again.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, David 1872 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Carmarthenshire constituencies UK MPs 1835–1837 Conservative Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies People from Carmarthen