William Lewis

# William Lewis **William Lewis** or **Willie Lewis** may refer to: ### Politics and Law * **William Lewis (judge) (1752–1819):** U.S. federal judge and legal scholar from Pennsylvania. * **William J. Lewis (1766–1828):** U.S. Representative from Virginia. * **William Lewis (Welsh politician) (1868–1939):** Member of Parliament for the University of Wales. * **William Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr (1837–1914):** Welsh coal mining magnate and industrialist. * **William Lewis (Australian politician) (1822–1897):** Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. ### Military * **William Lewis (soldier) (1767–1825):** American military officer during the Northwest Indian War and the War of 1812. * **William Lewis (RFC officer) (1894–1917):** British World War I flying ace. ### Science and Academia * **William Lewis (chemist) (1708–1781):** British chemist and physician known for his work in pharmacy and metallurgy. * **William Lewis (mathematician) (1860–1947):** Welsh crystallographer and professor at the University of Cambridge. * **W. Arthur Lewis (1915–1991):** Saint Lucian economist and Nobel Prize laureate. ### Sports * **Willie Lewis (1884–1949):** American welterweight and middleweight professional boxer. * **William Lewis (chess player) (1787–1870):** English chess player and author of pioneering chess manuals. * **William Lewis (footballer, born 1920):** English professional footballer for Everton and Swansea Town. * **William Lewis (referee):** English football referee active in the early 20th century. ### Arts and Entertainment * **Willie Lewis (musician) (1905–1971):** American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and bandleader active in Europe. * **William Lewis (tenor) (born 1935):** American operatic tenor and professor of voice. * **William Lewis (journalist):** British media executive and publisher of *The Washington Post*. ### Religion * **William Lewis (bishop) (1887–1970):** Anglican Bishop of Nevada. * **William Lewis (minister) (1753–1822):** Welsh Presbyterian minister.