Date of Birth: 23/01/1922
Place of Birth: Adelaide, South Australia , Australia
Date of Death: 25/04/2016
Place of Death:
Parliamentary Service
| Member for Wollondilly |
01 May 1976 |
07 Sep 1978 |
2 years 4 months 8 days |
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| Minister for Local Government |
23 Jan 1976 |
14 May 1976 |
3 months 22 days |
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| Acting Minister for Lands and Minister for Forests |
04 Jan 1975 |
30 Jan 1975 |
27 days |
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| Treasurer |
03 Jan 1975 |
23 Jan 1976 |
1 year 21 days |
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| Premier |
03 Jan 1975 |
23 Jan 1976 |
1 year 21 days |
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| Minister for Lands and Minister for Tourism |
03 Dec 1973 |
03 Jan 1975 |
1 year 1 month 1 day |
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| Member for Wollondilly |
17 Nov 1973 |
02 Apr 1976 |
2 years 4 months 17 days |
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| Acting Minister for Transport |
10 May 1973 |
13 Jul 1973 |
2 months 4 days |
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| Minister for Lands and Minister for Tourism |
17 Jan 1973 |
03 Dec 1973 |
10 months 17 days |
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| Minister for Lands and Minister for Tourism |
19 Jun 1972 |
17 Jan 1973 |
6 months 30 days |
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| Minister for Lands |
11 Mar 1971 |
19 Jun 1972 |
1 year 3 months 9 days |
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| Member for Wollondilly |
13 Feb 1971 |
19 Oct 1973 |
2 years 8 months 7 days |
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| Minister for Lands |
11 Feb 1969 |
11 Mar 1971 |
2 years 1 month 1 day |
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| Minister for Lands |
05 Mar 1968 |
11 Feb 1969 |
11 months 7 days |
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| Member for Wollondilly |
24 Feb 1968 |
13 Jan 1971 |
2 years 10 months 21 days |
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| Minister for Lands |
27 Jun 1967 |
05 Mar 1968 |
8 months 8 days |
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| Minister for Lands and Minister for Mines |
13 May 1965 |
27 Jun 1967 |
2 years 1 month 15 days |
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| Member for Wollondilly |
01 May 1965 |
23 Jan 1968 |
2 years 8 months 24 days |
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| Member for Wollondilly |
03 Mar 1962 |
31 Mar 1965 |
3 years 29 days |
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| Member for Wollondilly |
21 Mar 1959 |
05 Feb 1962 |
2 years 10 months 16 days |
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| Member for Wollondilly |
26 Oct 1957 |
16 Feb 1959 |
1 year 3 months 22 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
26 Oct 1957 |
07 Sep 1978 |
20 years 10 months 13 days |
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Political Party Activity
Liberal Party. Party Leader 3 January 1975 - 23 January 1976. Vice-president of Castlereagh branch, member of Moss Vale branch.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Soldier and farmer. Educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide 1931 - 1940; Farmer, managing property of uncle, Essington Lewis; broiler farmer Castlereagh until elected, bought 'Redbraes', Moss Vale. Attached to the Australian Embassy, Washington DC 1946 - 1951. Member of New South Wales Graziers' Association and Friesian Cattle Club; president of Australian Broiler Growers' Association; president of Berrima Village Trust; chairman of Morton National Park Trust; councillor of Royal Agricultural Society; member of Royal Flying Doctor Service Council; trustee of Sydney Cricket Ground in 1977; Union Club.
Military Service
Australian Infantry Forces 1940 -1946. Served 2nd Australian Imperial Forces 1st Armoured Division and 2/3rd Commando Sydney, Celebes, Java, Borneo. Lieutenant.
Honours Received
Awarded Order of Australia (AO)
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Lancelot Ashley Lewis, managing director Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd, and Grace Margaret Laidlaw. Married (1) Stephanie Spector on 3 February 1945 (who had 2 sons from a previous marriage). Deceased 1992. Married (2) Yutta Anton in July 1971 and had issue, l stepson and l stepdaughter. Church of England.
Grandson of John Lewis Member of Legislative Council South Australia 1898 until 1923; brother of Alexander Ashley Lewis Member of Legislative Council West Australia 1974; nephew by marriage of Alexander John Melrose Member of the House of Representatives, South Australia 1933-1941, and Member of Legislative Council 1941until 1959.
Additional Information
Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales:
Thomas Lewis - papers, 1834 - 2000 (MLMSS 6996); photographs in the PICMAN
Database. Lewis Family papers in the Mortlock Library, South Australia.
Member of Former Members Association of New South Wales Parliament.
