LEWIS, SIR GEORGE

LEWIS, SIR GEORGE
LEWIS, SIR GEORGE (1833–1911), English lawyer. Born in London, Lewis entered his father's firm of solicitors in 1856 and became prominent as an advocate in the London police courts. He appeared in a series of celebrated criminal trials in the latter half of the 19th century and acquired a particularly large practice in financial and libel cases. Noted for his complete discretion, he represented many society figures in divorce and libel proceedings. His clients included such famous figures and litigants as Sir Alfred Douglas, Charles Lawes (of the celebrated libel case Belt vs. Lawes), Adolph Beck, and George Archer-Shee. He was a close friend of the Prince of Wales, and was knighted in 1893 and made a baronet in 1902. Lewis was a prominent advocate of criminal law reform. -ADD. BIBLIOGRAPHY: ODNB online.

Encyclopedia Judaica. 1971.

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