Lewis, William, 1708-1781

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Lewis, William, 1708-1781

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Lewis, William, 1708-1781

Lewis, William

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Lewis, William

Lewis, William (scientist)

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Lewis, William, vicar of Hillingdon, county Middlesex

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Lewis, William, vicar of Hillingdon, county Middlesex

Lewis, William, Reader at the Inner Temple

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Lewis, William, Reader at the Inner Temple

Lewis, William, of Add MS 36065

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Lewis, William, of Add MS 36065

Lewis, William, Reverend; of London

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Lewis, William, Reverend; of London

Lewis, William, of Add MS 41803

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Lewis, William, of Add MS 41803

Lewis, William, of Add MS 36051

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Lewis, William, of Add MS 36051

Lewis, William, Sir, Baronet, Member of the Council of State; of Stowe MS 142

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Lewis, William, Sir, Baronet, Member of the Council of State; of Stowe MS 142

Lewis, William, Lieutenant of Marines

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Lewis, William, Lieutenant of Marines

Lewis, William, JP for Anglesey

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Lewis, William, JP for Anglesey

Lewis, William, of Abersychan Mon

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Lewis, William, of Abersychan Mon

Lewis Dr 1708-1781

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Lewis Dr 1708-1781

Lewis, Guilielmo, 1708-1781

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Lewis, Guilielmo, 1708-1781

Lewis, W. 1708-1781 (William),

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Lewis, W. 1708-1781 (William),

Lewis, William 1714-1781

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Lewis, William 1714-1781

Lewis, Willhelm 1708-1781

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Lewis, Willhelm 1708-1781

Lewis, Dr. 1708-1781 (William),

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Lewis, Dr. 1708-1781 (William),

Lewis, Wilhelm 1708-1781

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Lewis, Wilhelm 1708-1781

Lewis, W. 1708-1781

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Lewis, W. 1708-1781

Lewis, W.

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Epithet: JP for Anglesey

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000361.0x000210

Epithet: Reader at the Inner Temple

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000361.0x00021e

Epithet: vicar of Hillingdon, county Middlesex

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000361.0x000221

Epithet: of Add MS 36051

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000361.0x000216

Epithet: of Add MS 36065

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000361.0x000217

Epithet: of Add MS 41803

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000361.0x000219

Epithet: of Abersychan Mon

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000757.0x000120

Epithet: Reverend; of London

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000361.0x000220

Epithet: Lieutenant of Marines

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000361.0x000211

Epithet: Member of the Council of State; of Stowe MS 142

Title: Baronet

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000361.0x000229

Biography

William Lewis was born in Providence, Rhode Island; he decided on a dancing career after seeing the Frisco Kid perform in the early 1920s; began in vaudeville with the group, Sunshowers, and later with a travelling minstrel show; his wife Elsie studied Russian ballet and tap dancing; danced at Capital Music Hall in New York with the the Chester Hale Girls; William and Elsie joined a touring group, Gobs of joy; after 1932, William Lewis returned to Rhode Island and opened a dancing school; after their baby was born, Lewis danced and served as an MC throughout the state; after the U.S. became involved in World War II, he took a job in an ammunitions factory; continued to do MC work until 1960, after which he continued to perform in nursing homes.

From the guide to the William Lewis Papers, 1918-1947, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.)

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Oxwick, Glamorganshire

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Liege, Belgium

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Dublin, Ireland

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Bruges, Belgium

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Rochdale, Lancashire

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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

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Prussia, Germany

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Bremen, Germany

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Sherrington, Buckinghamshire

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Dover, Kent

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Argentine Confederation, South America

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London, England

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Drumclog, Lanarkshire

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Torquay, Devon

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Devynnock, Brecknockshire

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Uruguay, South America

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Cologne, Germany

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Danzig, Germany

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Lincoln, Lincolnshire

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Paris, France

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India, Asia

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Melfi, Italy

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Cornwall, England

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Flanders, Belgium

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Coventry, Warwickshire

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Culloden, Invernesshire

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Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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Great Kimble, Buckinghamshire

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Italy, Europe

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Hamburg, Germany

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Coventry, Warwickshire

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Glasgow, Scotland

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Chichester, Sussex

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Bristol, Gloucestershire

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North Erpingham, Hundred of, Norfolk

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Bayonne, France

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Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany

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Barbados, the Carribean

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Flintshire, Wales

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Lewes, Sussex

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Gelderland, the Netherlands

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Lindley, West Riding of Yorkshire

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Hamburg, Germany

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