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Sir Watkin Lewes (1740 – 13 July 1821) was a
Sir Watkin Lewes (1740 – 13 July 1821) was a Welsh
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politician in England
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Lewes was the second son of Reverend Watkin Lewes, of Pen-y-Benglog, Melinau, and Ann Williams, of Treamlod (Ambleston
Ambleston ( cy, Treamlod) is a village, parish, and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales, lying seven miles (11 km) north-north-east of Haverfordwest. The parish includes the hamlets of Wallis and Woodstock ( cy, Wstog).
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), Pembrokeshire. He was educated at Shrewsbury School
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and at Magdalene College, Cambridge
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, from which he graduated in 1763. He was elected alderman for the London ward of Lime Street and Sheriff of London
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in 1772, and was knighted in 1773. In 1780 he was elected Lord Mayor of London
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In October 1781 he was elected at a by-election as one of the four Members of Parliament
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(MPs) for the City of London
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He served as an MP until his defeat at the 1796 general election. He stood again at the general election, in 1802, but was unsuccessful.
He took a keen interest in the history and literature of Wales
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and was elected the second president (''Llywydd'') of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion
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He died in a coffeehouse
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on Ludgate Hill
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, which was situated within the boundaries of the Fleet Prison where he had been imprisoned for debt.
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* 1740 births 1821 deaths People educated at Shrewsbury School Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge Sheriffs of the City of London 18th-century lord mayors of London 18th-century English politicians Inmates of Fleet Prison People imprisoned for debt Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1780–1784 British MPs 1784–1790 British MPs 1790–1796 {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub