William James Lewis (September 23, 1830 – June 22, 1910) was a physician and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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from 1879 to 1896 and

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in the

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from 1896 to 1904 as an Independent and then

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member. He was born in

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, the son of John Lewis, who served in the province's assembly and Legislative Council,''The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men ...'' (1881)
/ref> and Lavinia Taylor. He was educated there and at Sackville, then went on to study medicine at the

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. He served as

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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.

Electoral record

References

''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891'', JA Gemmill
1830 births 1910 deaths Canadian Baptists Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs People from Hillsborough, New Brunswick Canadian coroners 19th-century Baptists {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub