{{Short description|British judge and Liberal Party politician}} {{Infobox person |name = Peter Edwin Lewis |image = |caption = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1912|12|8|df=yes}} |birth_place = |death_date = {{Death date and age|1976|1|7|1912|12|8|df=yes}} |death_place = Brighton, Sussex, England |other_names = |known_for = |occupation = Barrister and Judge }}
His Honour '''Peter Edwin Lewis''' (8 December 1912 – 7 January 1976), was a British judge and Liberal Party politician.
==Background== He was the son of Frederick Herbert Lewis. He was educated at Malvern College and University College, Oxford, where he took honours in Law (BA, BCL). In 1948 he married Mary Ruth Massey. They had three sons and one daughter.<ref>‘LEWIS, His Honour Judge Peter Edwin’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U156747, accessed 1 Jan 2015]</ref>
==Professional career== In 1937 he was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple and practised as a barrister. From 1940-47 he served with the Intelligence branch of the Royal Air Force.<ref>The Times House of Commons, 1950</ref> In 1972 he became a Circuit Judge on South Eastern Circuit.<ref>‘LEWIS, His Honour Judge Peter Edwin’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U156747, accessed 1 Jan 2015]</ref>
==Political career== He was Liberal candidate for the Epping division of Essex at the 1950 General Election. In a difficult election for the Liberal Party he finished third; thumb|250px|Epping in Essex, showing 1950 boundaries {{Election box begin | |title=General Election 1950: Epping }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Nigel Davies |votes = 24,292 |percentage = 49.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Leah Manning |votes = 20,385 |percentage = 41.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = '''Peter Edwin Lewis''' |votes = 4,755 |percentage = 9.6 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 3,907 |percentage = 7.9 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 49,432 |percentage = 86.6 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |loser = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}} He did not stand for parliament again.<ref>British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F.W.S.</ref>
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