Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - A họpụtara Lewis dịka onye otu Democratic nke New Jersey General Assembly site na Hudson County na 1878. Ọ bụkwa onye nnọchi anya na Democratic National Convention nke 1880
na onye otu Kọmitii steeti New Jersey Democratic na 1884, mgbe ọ na-arụsi ọrụ ike na mkpọsa onye isi ala nke Grover Cleveland. Mgbe a họpụtara Cleveland, a họpụtara Lewis &lt;a href="United%20States%20Ambassador%20to%20Portugal"&gt;Minister Resident/Consul General to Portugal&lt;/a&gt; na Eprel 2, 1885. O jere ozi ruo June 14, 1889, mgbe ọ laghachiri Hoboken iji maliteghachi ọrụ iwu ya.