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Geoffrey W. Lewis (born in
Brookline, Massachusetts Brookline () is an affluent town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and part of the Greater Boston, Boston metropolitan area. An exclave of Norfolk County, Brookline borders six of Boston's neighborhoods: Brighton, Boston, Brighton ...
, died August 1, 1992,
Rockland, Maine Rockland is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Maine, United States. As of the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census, the town population was 6,936. The city is a popular tourist destination. It is a departure point for the Maine S ...
) was a career diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Mauritania and the Central African Republic. A
Harvard Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher lear ...
graduate, Lewis went on to study at Trinity College in England before becoming headmaster of the Browne and Nichols School,
Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a suburb in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, located directly across the Charles River from Boston. The city's population as of the 2020 United States census, ...
, in 1937. Lewis was a United States Army colonel in London during World War II. He started at the State Department in 1946 and worked there until his retirement in 1970 while he was Ambassador to Mauritania. At the time of his death, which was complications from heart and kidney disease, he was 82 years old and lived in
Cushing, Maine Cushing is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,502 at the 2020 census. A favorite of artists for its unspoiled natural setting, Cushing includes the villages of North Cushing, Cushing, South Cushing, and Pleasan ...
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