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Philip D. Lewis

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Philip Lewis
Member of the Senate of Canada for St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
23 March 1978 – 28 November 1999
Personal details
Born
Philip Derek Lewis

(1924-11-28)28 November 1924
St. John's, Newfoundland, British Empire
Died19 January 2017(2017-01-19) (aged 92)
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Political partyLiberal
ProfessionLawyer

Philip Derek Lewis (28 November 1924 – 19 January 2017) was a Canadian politician who served in the Senate of Canada from 1978 to 1999. Lewis was a lawyer by profession.

He was nominated to the Senate by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau under the St. John's, Newfoundland division. Lewis was a member of the Liberal party. He died in 2017, aged 92.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Honourable P. Derek Lewis, Q.C. 1924 to 2017". The Telegram. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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