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Elliott Lewis
Sir Neil Elliott Lewis (27 October 1858 – 22 September 1935), Australian politician, was Premier of Tasmania on three occasions. He was also a member of the first Australian federal ministry, led by Edmund Barton.
Early life.
Lewis was born in Hobart, son of Neil Lewis, a merchant, and his wife Anne Maria, "née" Cox. N. E. Lewis was the grandson of Richard Lewis (government auctioneer) and nephew of David Lewis, colonial treasurer 1878-79.
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