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Francis Lewis (c.1692 – 3 March 1744) was an English Member of Parliament.
He was the eldest surviving son of the merchant Thomas Lewes and educated at Trinity College, Oxford, matriculating in 1707 at the age 15. He also attended New College, Oxford where he was awarded BCL in 1709. He succeeded his father in 1696, inheriting an estate in Stanford-on-Soar.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire for 1713–14 and also returned unopposed as MP for East Retford in a by-election in April 1713 and elected again in a general election later the same year.
He died in 1744 and was buried in Stanford churchyard. He had married Sophia, the daughter of Sir Samuel Dashwood. They had 2 sons and a daughter.
References
- "LEWIS, Francis (c.1692-1744), of Stanford-upon-Soar, Notts". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 21 March 2013.