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Arthur (Art) Lewis (1882–1975)

Arthur (Art) Lewis

Arthur (Art) Lewis (1882-1975) clerk, carter, trade union official and politician  Birth: 22 April 1882 at Emerald Hill (later South Melbourne), Victoria, son of native-born parents George Frederick Lewis (1858-1888), wharf manager, and Mary Alma Lush (1855-1942). Marriage: 30 December 1916 at St James old Anglican cathedral, West Melbourne, to native-born Grace Eleanor Ruth Blamire (1879-1965). They had one son. Death: 11 April 1975 at Templestowe, Victoria.  Had little education. After his...

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