John Hedley Lewis DL (October 1908 – 28 December 1976) was an English landowner, farmer and local politician, who served as Chairman of Kesteven County Council and Lincolnshire County Council.
Born in October 1908, [1] John Hedley Lewis lived at Birkholm Manor in Corby Glen, a village in Lincolnshire. [2] He went to school at Stubbington House, Fareham, and Malvern College, before graduating from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, with a degree in mathematics. [1] [2] Lewis served in World War II as an RAF intelligence officer, [2] and joined Kesteven County Council in 1954. [1] He served on it for two decades; [2] by 1964, he was an alderman and its vice-chairman, [3] and he went on to chair it for five years, before becoming chairman of Lincolnshire County Council from its inception as a successor to Kesteven CC in 1973, to November 1976, when he resigned on health grounds, [2] being succeeded by Councillor Clifford Hall. [4] He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the county on 31 January 1972. [5]
Lewis unsuccessfully contested the parliamentary seat of Kettering as a Conservative at the 1959 and 1964 general elections. [1] [3]
Lewis, who was a keen sportsman (representing Gloucestershire at tennis), died on 28 December 1976, aged 68. [2] [6]
References
- ^ a b c d House of Commons 1959 (London: The Times), p. 153
- ^ a b c d e f "Mr J. H. Lewis", The Times (London), 30 December 1976, p. 12
- ^ a b House of Commons 1964 (London: The Times), p. 97
- ^ "Tribute to former chairman", Lincolnshire Echo, 30 December 1976, p. 7
- ^ "No. 45601". The London Gazette. 17 February 1972. p. 2005.
- ^ "Mr John Hedley Lewis dies", Lincolnshire Echo, 28 December 1976, p. 1
John Hedley Lewis DL (October 1908 – 28 December 1976) was an English landowner, farmer and local politician, who served as Chairman of Kesteven County Council and Lincolnshire County Council.
Born in October 1908, [1] John Hedley Lewis lived at Birkholm Manor in Corby Glen, a village in Lincolnshire. [2] He went to school at Stubbington House, Fareham, and Malvern College, before graduating from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, with a degree in mathematics. [1] [2] Lewis served in World War II as an RAF intelligence officer, [2] and joined Kesteven County Council in 1954. [1] He served on it for two decades; [2] by 1964, he was an alderman and its vice-chairman, [3] and he went on to chair it for five years, before becoming chairman of Lincolnshire County Council from its inception as a successor to Kesteven CC in 1973, to November 1976, when he resigned on health grounds, [2] being succeeded by Councillor Clifford Hall. [4] He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the county on 31 January 1972. [5]
Lewis unsuccessfully contested the parliamentary seat of Kettering as a Conservative at the 1959 and 1964 general elections. [1] [3]
Lewis, who was a keen sportsman (representing Gloucestershire at tennis), died on 28 December 1976, aged 68. [2] [6]
References
- ^ a b c d House of Commons 1959 (London: The Times), p. 153
- ^ a b c d e f "Mr J. H. Lewis", The Times (London), 30 December 1976, p. 12
- ^ a b House of Commons 1964 (London: The Times), p. 97
- ^ "Tribute to former chairman", Lincolnshire Echo, 30 December 1976, p. 7
- ^ "No. 45601". The London Gazette. 17 February 1972. p. 2005.
- ^ "Mr John Hedley Lewis dies", Lincolnshire Echo, 28 December 1976, p. 1