Evan Lewis (other)
Evan Lewis may refer to: * Evan Lewis (wrestler) (1860–1919), professional wrestler * Evan Lewis (politician) (1869–1941), Los Angeles politician * Evan Lewis (priest) (1818–1901), Welsh clergyman, dean of Bangor Cathedral, 1884–1901 * Evan Lewis (''Final Destination''), a character in ''Final Destination 2'' * Evan Lewis (''Neighbours''), a character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' See also * Evin Lewis Evin Earl Lewis (born 27 December 1991) is a Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidadian cricket who used to also play for the West Indies cricket team, West Indies as a left-handed opening batsman. At most featuring in limited-overs internationals, he's ...

Evan Lewis (wrestler)
Evan Lewis (May 24, 1860 – November 3, 1919) was an American professional wrestler who was the first recognized American Heavyweight Champion and is credited with perfecting the "stranglehold" or "neck yoke" more commonly known today as the sleeperhold. He is sometimes confused with Ed "Strangler" Lewis, a later six-time World Heavyweight Champion also credited with first using the hold, whose moniker is attributed to Lewis's after a reporter noted a resemblance between the two. Life and wrestling career Born in Ridgeway, Wisconsin, of Welsh descent,''The wrestling match'', Butte Semi Weekly Miner, 22 December 1888, p4. Lewis began wrestling professionally winning a 64-man tournament in Montana in May 1882. He returned to Wisconsin and defeated Ben Knight for the Wisconsin Heavyweight Championship in a Mineral Point match on March 20, 1883. Moving to Madison in 1885, he later defeated several international wrestlers, including Andre Christol, Tom Cannon, and Matsuda ...
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Evan Lewis (politician)
Evan Lewis (July 2, 1869 – May 5, 1941) was a member of the Los Angeles, California, City Council between 1925 and 1941. Biography Lewis was born in Wales on July 2, 1869, and was taken to Iowa when young. He became a U.S. citizen in 1890, two years after moving to California. He was at various times a deputy sheriff, a paving contractor and a real estate, realty dealer. He and Mary Powell, the daughter of Major E.B. Powell, were married in the Powell home at 2041 East Sixth Street on December 7, 1904, and eventually moved into a house at 268 E. 50th Street near South Park. They had one son, Evan Weldon, who became a deputy district attorney. He died on while in office on May 5, 1941. A funeral service was held at the Welsh Presbyterian Church, and the body lay in state beneath the rotunda of the new Los Angeles City Hall, City Hall. Interment followed at Inglewood Park Cemetery. Public service Elections Lewis was nominated for city Assessor (property), assessor at a citywi ...
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