Lewis, William, 1708-1781

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Epithet: JP for Anglesey

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Epithet: Reader at the Inner Temple

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Epithet: vicar of Hillingdon, county Middlesex

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Epithet: of Add MS 36051

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Epithet: of Add MS 36065

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Epithet: of Add MS 41803

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Epithet: of Abersychan Mon

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Epithet: Reverend; of London

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Epithet: Lieutenant of Marines

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

Title: Baronet

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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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Birth 1708

Death 1781

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