4 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁Colorado . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri , ▁Lewis ▁attended ▁the ▁public ▁schools ▁in ▁E van ston , ▁Illinois , ▁Cambridge , ▁Massachusetts , ▁and ▁P ue blo , ▁Colorado , ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Colorado ▁at ▁B ould er . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁He ▁engaged ▁in ▁newspaper ▁and ▁magazine ▁work ▁in ▁P ue blo ▁and ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁assistant ▁instruct or ▁in ▁English , ▁Harvard ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Harvard ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁member ▁of ▁Colorado ▁Civil ▁Service ▁Commission ▁ 1 9 1 7 - 1 9 1 8 . ▁Private ▁in ▁the ▁Se vent e enth ▁Observ ation ▁B atter y , ▁Field ▁Art illery , ▁Central ▁Offic ers ' ▁Training ▁School , ▁October ▁to ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁candidate ▁for ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁to ▁the ▁Se vent y - second ▁Congress . ▁ ▁Lewis ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁the ▁Se vent y - third ▁and ▁five ▁succeed ing ▁Congress es ▁and