870 Lewis Pugh

Constituency : Cardiganshire  1880-85

Lewis  took  Cardiganshire  back  from  the  defector  Thomas  Lloyd.

Lewis  came  from  the  area. He  was  educated  at  Winchester  and  Oxford. He  became  a  barrister  who  made  his  name  in  India  , rising  to  become  Attorney  General  of  Bengal.

Lewis's  parliamentary  contributions  were  mainly  about  India  or  the  issue  of  Crown  lands  in  Wales.

He  died  in  1908  aged  70.