Sir John Lewis (born 1580) was a

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who sat in the

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from 1604 to 1611. Lewis was the son of James ap Lewis of Abernant-bychan. He was admitted at

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on 22 April 1598, aged 17, and entered the

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in November 1598. He was knighted on 29 June 1604. In 1604, he was elected

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for Cardiganshire. He was

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in 1609 and again in 1633. He became possessed of Coedmawr (Coedmor).W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales''
/ref> Lewis died in 1643 or in about 1656. Lewis married Bridget Pryse, the eldest daughter of Sir Richard Pryse of

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