Rosa Lewis [SEP] date of death
Rosa Lewis
Rosa Lewis ("née" Ovenden; 1867–1952) was an English cook and owner of The Cavendish Hotel in London, located at the intersection of Jermyn Street and Duke Street, St. James. Known as the "Queen of Cooks", her culinary skills were highly prized by Edward VII, with whom she was rumoured to have had an affair in the 1890s. She was also called "The Duchess of Jermyn Street."
Life.
She was born in Leyton, Essex, the fifth of
William Lewis (Australian politician)
William Lewis JP (23 April 1818 – 12 April 1895) was a businessman and politician in South Australia.
History.
He was born in Tredegar, Cornwall, the only surviving son of Rev. Lewis, and at age 14 was forced by the death of his father to abandon studies for the ministry and find employment as a lawyer's clerk, as a stationer in London, then as a bailiff for his cousin Sep. Lewis in Wales. In 1853 he emigrated to South Australia