Wyndham Lewis (7 October 1780 – 14 March 1838) was a British politician and a close associate of Benjamin Disraeli, whom his widow married after his death.[1]
Lewis was the son of Reverend Wyndham Lewis, of Tongwynlais, Glamorganshire. From his family, he interited shares in the Dowlais Iron Company and substantial estates in Glamorgan, Monmouthshire and Gloucestershire. He entered Lincoln's Inn as a student in 1812, and was called to the bar in 1819. He was also a major in the county militia, a justice of the peace, and a deputy lieutenant.[1]
Mary Anne Lewis and Wyndham Lewis are mentioned in the book penned by the former politician, Douglas Hurd, about the needy "D'Israeli", on page 79. A quote from that book, tells us;
"It was at this moment that Mary Anne Lewis entered the scene. D'israeli had met Mary Anne five years previously, when he described her as a 'rattle and flirt'. At the Bulwers', Disraeli had been asked to take her down to dinner, he responded: "Oh anything rather than that insufferable woman, but Allah is Great." Five years on she seemed less insufferable to D'Israeli when he stood for Maidstone alongside her husband, Wyndham Lewis. Mrs Lewis already had a friendly eye for D'Israeli and during the contest the couple loaned him money for his election expenses. Both men were elected, but Wyndham died suddenly several months later. From that moment on, the connection between Mary Anne and D'Israeli grew in intensity...[2]
Notesedit
^ abcEscott, Margaret (2009). "LEWIS, Wyndham (1780-1838), of Greenmeadow, Tongwynlais, Glam. and Grosvenor Gate, Mdx.". In Fisher, David (ed.). The House of Commons 1820-1832. The History of Parliament Trust.
^Douglas Hurd penned a book titled "D'Israeli, or the two lives (of D'Israeli).
Referencesedit
Welsh Biography Online
External linksedit
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Wyndham Lewis
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