Edward John Lewis
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5 December 1859
| Born | Edward John Lewis 5 December 1859 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 8 June 1925 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Llandovery College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Christ's College, Cambridge St Bartholomew's Hospital | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | medical doctor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edward John Lewis (5 December 1859 – 8 June 1925)[1] was a Welsh medical doctor and international rugby union half-back who played club rugby for Llandovery College and international rugby for Wales. He won just a single game for Wales when he was selected for the first Welsh rugby international.
Lewis was born in 1859 in Llandovery to John Lewis, and was educated first at Llandovery College and then graduated to Christ's College, Cambridge in 1878.[2] He gained his BA in 1882 and his Bachelor of Medicine in 1887 from St Bartholomew's Hospital. Lewis continued with his studies throughout his career, and was awarded his LSA in 1884, MRCS in 1884 and his FRCS in 1890. He completed his senior house officer period at St Batholomew's, before becoming a consulting physician at Kilburn Dispensary.[2] He began his speciality in pediatrics when he took up a position as surgeon at Clergy Orphan School in Marylebone, later taking a post as Senior Resident Medical Officer at Great Ormond Street Hospital. His final post was as Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Free Hospital in London.[2]
