Thomas Frankland Lewis
Sir Thomas Frankland Lewis, 1st Baronet (14 May 1780 – 22 January 1855) was a
Poor Law Commissioner
and moderate Tory MP.
Early life
Lewis was the son of
Great Ormond Street, London, he was educated at Eton College, and attended Christ Church, Oxford without taking a degree. His father died in 1797.[1]
Parliamentarian
Lewis was an improving landlord of the family estates in Radnorshire, and was appointed High Sheriff of Radnorshire for 1804–05. He was ambitious to enter national politics as a Member of Parliament, which he did in 1812 as a follower of Lord Bulkeley, at Beaumaris.[1][2]
Lewis was an MP for most years between 1812 and 1855, for
Lord Grenville to establish himself by means of public commission work.[2]
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1820.[3]
Commissioner
On 24 June 1824, Lewis was appointed to the
As chairman (1834 - 1839) of the
John Shaw-Lefevre proceeded to overrule his views.[6]
Lewis chaired the commission on the
turnpike trusts.[7]
He was created a baronet in 1846.
Family
He married Harriet Cornewall, a daughter of
Sir George Cornewall, 2nd Baronet
and Catherine Cornewall. They had two children:
- George Cornewall Lewis (21 April 1806 – 13 April 1863).
- Gilbert Frankland Lewis (21 July 1808 – 18 December 1883).
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16605. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ a b "Lewis, Thomas Frankland (1780-1855), of Harpton Court, Rad". history of parliamentonline. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ A copy of the Report of the Commission is available at: http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/9883/eppi_pages/217631 (accessed 18/11/2012)
- ISBN 978-0-416-17350-5. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-7099-1532-4. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-8063-5266-4. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
