Philip J. Lewis was a lawyer and politician in Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

. He represented Harbour Main from 1928 to 1932 as a Liberal, Placentia and St. Mary's

Placentia and St. Mary's

Placentia—St. Mary’s is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there were 7,361 eligible voters living within the district....

 from 1932 to 1934 as a member of the United Newfoundland Party

United Newfoundland Party

The United Newfoundland Party was the name of a conservative party in the Dominion of Newfoundland led by Frederick C. Alderdice from 1928 to 1934. It was organized by Alderdice when disaffected Liberals joined his Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party sitting in Opposition and won the 1932...

 and Harbour Main-Bell Island from 1951 to 1971 as a Liberal in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

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He was born in Holyrood

Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador

Holyrood is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division No. 1, on Conception Bay. During King William's War, the village was destroyed in the Avalon Peninsula Campaign....

, the son of John Lewis

John Lewis (Newfoundland politician)

John Lewis was a fisherman, mariner and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Harbour Main from 1904 to 1908 and from 1921 to 1922 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a Liberal....

 and Elizabeth Veitch, and was educated at Saint Bonaventure's College

Saint Bonaventure's College

St. Bonaventure's College is an independent kindergarten to grade 12 Catholic School in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is located in the historic centre of North America's oldest city, adjacent to the Roman Catholic Basilica of St...

 and Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University

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. Lewis was called to the Newfoundland bar in 1926 and set up practice in St. John's

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...

. He served in the Executive Council of Richard Squires

Richard Squires

Sir Richard Anderson Squires KCMG was the Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1919 to 1923 and from 1928 to 1932.-Early career:...

 as a minister without portfolio

Minister without Portfolio

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. Lewis married Ella Roche. In 1940, he was named King's Counsel. Lewis served in Joey Smallwood

Joey Smallwood

Joseph Roberts "Joey" Smallwood, PC, CC was the main force that brought Newfoundland into the Canadian confederation, and became the first Premier of Newfoundland . As premier, he vigorously promoted economic development, championed the welfare state, and emphasized modernization of education and...

's cabinet as a minister without portfolio from 1951 to 1971. In 1971, he left politics and continue to practice law, retiring shortly before his death in 1985.