lˈuːɪs pətˈɜːnəl ɡɹˈændfɑːðɚ, fˈɪlɪp ɡˈʌŋkəl, wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks tə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt mɑːntɡˈɑːmɚɹi kˈaʊnti ɪnðɪ oʊhˈaɪoʊ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐsˈɛmbli ænd ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɐɡˈɛn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt tə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt mɑːntɡˈɑːmɚɹi ænd pɹɪblˈɛ kˈaʊntiz æt ðɪ ɐsˈɛmbli.
Lewis' paternal grandfather, Philip Gunckel, was elected in 1806 to represent Montgomery County in the Ohio General Assembly and elected again in 1808 to represent Montgomery and Preble counties at the Assembly.