Andrew L. Lewis Jr.

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Andrew L. Lewis Jr.
7th United States Secretary of Transportation
In office
January 23, 1981 – February 1, 1983
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byNeil Goldschmidt
Succeeded byElizabeth Dole
Personal details
Born
Andrew Lindsay Lewis Jr.

(1931-11-03)November 3, 1931
Broomall, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedFebruary 10, 2016(2016-02-10) (aged 84)
Prescott, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Marilyn Stoughton
Children3
EducationHaverford College (BA)
Harvard University (MBA)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Andrew Lindsay Lewis, Jr. (November 3, 1931 – February 10, 2016) was an American politician and businessman. He served as the United States Secretary of Transportation for part of the administration of United States President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1983. He was widely known as Drew Lewis. He was born in Broomall, Pennsylvania.

Lewis, Jr. died of complications from pneumonia in Prescott, Arizona on February 10, 2016 at the age of 84.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. William Grimes (February 12, 2016). "Drew Lewis, Transportation Secretary During Air Controllers' Strike, Dies at 84". The New York Times.com. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

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