He served as
mayor of Allentown in 1896 and 1902. He organized and was president of the Merchants' National Bank and was president of the Dime Savings & Trust Co. in Allentown. Lewis was elected as a Republican to the
Sixty-third Congress. After his time in Congress, he resumed his profession and also engaged in banking. He then served again as mayor of Allentown from 1932 to 1936. ==Death==