Bev Lewis
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Bev Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1955–1967 | |
| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | George Ben |
| Constituency | Humber |
| 27th Reeve of Etobicoke | |
| In office 1953–1956 | |
| Preceded by | Clive M. Sinclair |
| Succeeded by | Henry Oscar Waffle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Beverley Lewis August 8, 1906 County of York |
| Died | November 14, 1972 (aged 66) |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Business owner |
William Beverley Lewis (August 8, 1906 – November 14, 1972) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member from 1955 to 1967 who represented the riding of Humber.
Lewis was born in the County of York to William Walter Lewis and Hannah Thornton, and grew up in Toronto where he attended Harbord Collegiate and Central Technical School.[1] He married Gladys Edith Victoria Edgerley on July 17, 1926, at age 19. Lewis worked as a pressman for the Toronto Daily Star, The Globe, and the Toronto Telegram and was elected president of the Toronto local of the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union of North America, on three occasions.[1] He later went into business selling construction supplies and as a land development consultant.[1] In his youth, Lewis was the Ontario speed skating champion and played semi-pro baseball.[1] In the 1950s, he led a campaign to build Etobicoke's first indoor public swimming pool.[1]
Lewis owned a bowling alley in New Toronto and his daughter, Beryl, became a champion swimmer with the Lakeshore Swim Club.[2]