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Lewis</b></font><p><b>AKA</b> John Llewellyn Lewis<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/560/000106242/" class=proflink>12-Feb</a>-<a href="/lists/879/000105564/" class=proflink>1880</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/986/000200386/" class=proflink>Lucas, IA</a><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/049/000106728/" class=proflink>11-Jun</a>-<a href="/lists/479/000106161/" class=proflink>1969</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/402/000069195/" class=proflink>Arlington, VA</a> <font size=-1><a href="#FN1">[1]</a></font><br><b>Cause of death:</b> Illness<br><b>Remains:</b> Buried, <a href="/cemetery/737/000208113/" class="proflink">Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, IL</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> <a href="/lists/104/000086843/" class=proflink>Labor Leader</a><br><b>Party Affiliation:</b> Republican<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> President, United Mine Workers, 1920-60<p><hr width=25% size=1 align=left><a name="FN1"><font size=-1>[1] Doctors Hospital, Arlington, VA </font><p><b>Father:</b> Thomas H. Lewis<br><b>Mother:</b> Ann Louisa Watkins<br><b>Brother:</b> Thomas (b. 1882)<br><b>Brother:</b> George (b. 1885)<br><b>Sister:</b> Alma D. ("Dennie", b. 1889)<br><b>Brother:</b> Howard (b. 1891)<br><b>Sister:</b> Hattie (b. 1894)<br><b>Wife:</b> Myrta Edith Bell (m. 5-Jun-1907, d. 1942)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Margaret Mary (d. 1921)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Kathryn<br><b>Son:</b> John Jr.<br><b>Girlfriend:</b> <a href="/people/147/000115799/">Alice Roosevelt Longworth</a><br><p> High School: (dropped out)<br><p> <a href="/org/548/000169041/">United Mine Workers of America</a> President (1920-60)<br> <a href="/org/148/000054983/">CIO</a> President (1936-40)<br> <a href="/org/147/000054982/">AFL</a> VP<br> <a href="/org/426/000041303/">Freemasonry</a> Lucas, IA (1905)<br> <a href="/honors/482/000045347/">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a> 14-Sep-1964<br> <a href="/crime/366/000050216/">Contempt of Court</a> 1948<br> <a href="/lists/595/000044463/">Welsh Ancestry</a> <br> <p> <b>Appears on the cover of:</b><br> <i>Time</i>, 16-Dec-1946, <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>DETAILS</font>: Above the pits, a swinging pendulum. <br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=206859"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=206859">John L. 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