Theodore G. Lewis

The Honorable
Theodore G. Lewis
The Honorable Theodore G. Lewis
Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
	In office; November 15, 1934 – December 5, 1934
Appointed by	Albert G. Schmedeman
Preceded by	Walter C. Owen
Succeeded by	Joseph Martin
District Attorney of Dane County
	In office; January 1, 1921 – January 1, 1925
Preceded by	Roman Heilman
Succeeded by	Philip La Follette
Personal details
Born	Theodore Gorman Lewis; November 19, 1890; McFarland, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	December 5, 1934 (aged 44); Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of death	Pneumonia
Resting place	Forest Hill Cemetery; Madison, Wisconsin
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Mabel Davidson Inbusch;
Children	Nancy Lewis; Theodore G. Lewis, Jr.;
Education	University of Wisconsin; University of Wisconsin Law School;
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1919
Rank	1st Lieutenant
Unit	32nd Division
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Purple Heart

Appointed byAlbert G. Schmedeman

Preceded byWalter C. Owen

Succeeded byJoseph Martin

Preceded byRoman Heilman

Theodore Gorman Lewis (November 19, 1890 – December 5, 1934) was an American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin. He was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the last 20 days of his life.

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Seat created in 1878	Harlow S. Orton (1878–95) Roujet D. Marshall (1895–1918) Walter C. Owen (1918-34) Theodore G. Lewis (1934) Joseph F. Martin (1935–46) James Ward Rector (1946–48) Henry P. Hughes (1948–51) George R. Currie (1951–67) Robert W. Hansen (1967–1977) William G. Callow (1977–92) Jon P. Wilcox (1992–2007) Annette Ziegler (2007–present)
Seat created in 1878	David Taylor (1878–91) John B. Winslow (1891–1920) Burr W. Jones (1920–26) E. Ray Stevens (1926–30) George B. Nelson (1930–42) Elmer E. Barlow (1942–48) Grover L. Broadfoot (1948–62) Horace W. Wilkie (1962-76) Shirley Abrahamson (1976–2019) Brian Hagedorn (2019–present)
Seat created in 1905	James C. Kerwin (1905–21) Christian Doerfler (1921–29) Oscar M. Fritz (1929–54) Roland J. Steinle (1954–58) E. Harold Hallows (1958–74) Roland B. Day (1974–96) N. Patrick Crooks (1996–2015) Rebecca Bradley (2015–present) Chris Taylor (elect)
Seat created in 1907	William H. Timlin (1907–16) Franz C. Eschweiler (1916–29) Edward T. Fairchild (1930–57) Thomas E. Fairchild (1957–66) Leo B. Hanley (1966–78) John Louis Coffey (1978–82) Louis J. Ceci (1982–93) Janine P. Geske (1993–98) David Prosser Jr. (1998–2016) Daniel Kelly (2016–20) Jill Karofsky (2020–present)
Circuit judges who served as ex-officio state justices	Alexander W. Stow (1848–51) Levi Hubbell (1848–53) Edward V. Whiton (1848–53) Charles H. Larrabee (1848–53) Mortimer M. Jackson (1848–53) Wiram Knowlton (1850–53) Timothy O. Howe (1851–53)
Territorial judges	Charles Dunn (1836–48) William C. Frazer (1936–38) David Irvin (1836–48) Andrew G. Miller (1838–48)

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The Honorable Theodore G. Lewis

Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
In office November 15, 1934 – December 5, 1934
Appointed by	Albert G. Schmedeman
Preceded by	Walter C. Owen
Succeeded by	Joseph Martin
District Attorney of Dane County
In office January 1, 1921 – January 1, 1925
Preceded by	Roman Heilman
Succeeded by	Philip La Follette

Personal details
Born	Theodore Gorman Lewis (1890-11-19)November 19, 1890 McFarland, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	December 5, 1934(1934-12-05) (aged 44) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of death	Pneumonia
Resting place	Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Wisconsin
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Mabel Davidson Inbusch
Children	Nancy Lewis Theodore G. Lewis, Jr.
Education	University of Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Law School
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1919
Rank	1st Lieutenant
Unit	32nd Division
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Purple Heart