a quarry which left him paralyzed for the rest of his life. Although elected President of the Library in 1926, this was a largely honorific appointment. An active lay member of the Calvinistic Methodist Connexion, Lewis was elected Moderator of the denomination in 1925, although he declined the post. He was an interested correspondent in the trial for unorthodoxy of Thomas Williams (Tom Nefyn). Among his other correspondents in religious matters was the Welsh Revivalist Evan Roberts. Personal life Sir John Herbert Lewis was married twice, first in 1886 to Adelaide (d. 1895), daughter of Charles Hughes, publisher, Wrexham and in 1897 to Ruth, daughter of Alice and W. S. Caine, MP. By his second marriage he had a son and a daughter. He resided at Plas Penucha, Caerwys, Flintshire. Lewis died at his home, Plas Penucha, in 1933. Notes References National Library of Wales: Sir John Herbert Lewis Papers National Library of Wales: Lloyd George Papers National Library of Wales: T. E. Ellis Papers Dictionary of Welsh Biography Further reading External links 1858 births 1933 deaths Members of Flintshire County Council Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Liberal Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies McGill University alumni Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the University of Wales Politicians awarded knighthoods UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1900–1906 UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 UK MPs 1918–1922 Liberal Party (UK) councillors