Thomas Lewis (of Harpton) (1518/1519 – 1607) was a Welsh politician.
The son of Hugh Lewis of Gladestry and Harpton, Thomas Lewis was appointed to the magistrates' bench in 1547 and also served as
Sheriff of Radnorshire in 1547. He subsequently served in a large number of local posts, including as a capital burgess and common councilman of
New Radnor
New Radnor () is a village and community in Powys, Wales. It is south of Radnor Forest, and was historically the county town of Radnorshire.
In the 2001 census, the community's population of 410 was split evenly between male and female, in 1 ...
.
Lewis served as the
Member of Parliament for
Radnor from 1545 to 1553, and for
Radnorshire
Radnorshire () was Historic counties of Wales, one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolishment in 1974, later becoming a Districts of Wales, district of Powys from 1974 to 1996. It covered a sparsely populat ...
from 1559 to 1567 and 1584–1587. He avoided the religious controversies of the day, although he was part of a commission designed to investigate an altar at New Radnor parish church which depicted
Thomas Becket
Thomas Becket (), also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London and later Thomas à Becket (21 December 1119 or 1120 – 29 December 1170), served as Lord Chancellor from 1155 to 1162, and then as Archbishop of Canterbury fr ...
.
In 1566, Lewis bought the hill of
Old Radnor
Old Radnor () is a village and community in Powys, Wales. The community includes Old Radnor and the villages of Yardro, Dolyhir, Burlingjobb, Evenjobb (), Kinnerton and Walton. In the 2001 census and the 2011 census the community had a pop ...
from the Corporation of New Radnor. He remained active into his old age, serving as
Sheriff of Montgomeryshire in 1592–1593.
Lewis married twice, having at least five sons
and a daughter, Sarah.
References
1510s births
1607 deaths
Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales
High sheriffs of Montgomeryshire
High sheriffs of Radnorshire
17th-century English people
English MPs 1545–1547
English MPs 1547–1552
English MPs 1559
English MPs 1563–1567
English MPs 1584–1585
English MPs 1586–1587
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