politician
William Henry Lewis.
American football player and coach, politician (1868-1949)
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About William Henry Lewis
William Henry Lewis was an African-American pioneer in athletics, law and politics. Born in Virginia to freedmen, he graduated from Amherst College in Massachusetts, where he had been one of the first African-American college football players. After going to Harvard Law School and continuing to play football, Lewis was the first African American in the sport to be selected as an All-American.
Everything about William Henry Lewis →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, American football player
- Position held
- member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- November 28, 1868
- Died
- January 1, 1949