Andrew Lewis (Royal Navy officer)
Sir Andrew Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1918 |
| Died | 1993 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; Knight of the Order of St John |
Admiral Sir Andrew Mackenzie Lewis KCB JP (1918–1993) was Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command.
Lewis joined the Royal Navy and fought in World War II being mentioned in despatches for his service in HMS Ashanti.[1]
He was appointed Director-General, Weapons (Naval) at the Ministry of Defence in 1965[2] and Flag Officer, Flotillas for the Western Fleet in 1968.[3] He went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel in 1970[4] and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command in 1972;[5] he retired in 1974.[6]
In retirement he became Chairman of the Essex Water Company, later Essex and Suffolk Water Company. Between 1976 and 1977 he was Chairman of the Royal Navy Club of 1765 & 1785 (United 1889).[7]
Lewis was also Lord Lieutenant of Essex from 1978 to 1992.[8] He died in 1993.
Family
In 1943 he married Rachel Elizabeth Leatham[9](died 1983): their elder son is the Very Reverend Christopher Lewis, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford,[10] and their younger son, David, is a shipbroker.
References
- ^ "No. 35007". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 December 1940. p. 6915.
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1966
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1969
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1970
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1973
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1975
- ^ Royal Navy Club of 1765 & 1785 (United 1889).
- ^ The Artists' General Benevolent Institution Annual Exhibition 1992 Catalogue Page 22[permanent dead link]
- ^ Anglefire.com
- ^ 'LEWIS, Very Rev. Christopher Andrew PhD' in Who's Who 2008 (A & C Black, 2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007)