Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An zabi Lewis a matsayin mamba na Democrat na Majalisar Dattijan New Jersey daga Hudson County a 1878. Ya kuma kasance wakili ne ga Majalisar Dinkin Duniya.
Taron kasa na Jam'iyyar Democrat na 1880 kuma memba na Kwamitin Jihar Democrat na New Jersey a 1884, lokacin da yake aiki a yakin neman zaben shugaban kasa na Grover Cleveland. Bayan zaben Cleveland, an nada Lewis &lt;a href="United%20States%20Ambassador%20to%20Portugal"&gt; Ministan Mazaunin / Babban Kwamishinan zuwa Portugal&lt;/a&gt; a ranar 2 ga Afrilu, 1885. Ya yi aiki har zuwa Yuni 14, 1889, lokacin da ya koma Hoboken don ci gaba da aikinsa na doka.