[1] He was the son of Plummer Lewis of Louisville, Kentucky, a veteran of the American Civil War who served with the 28th U.S.
[1][3] Lewis served as managing editor of The Chicago Defender, an African American newspaper, from 1910 to 1920.
[1] Lewis often wrote about Black baseball games and teams, including the Leland Giants.
[6] Lewis was contributory in the formation of the Negro National Baseball League (NNL), he was one of four people to create the NLL constitution.
[5] His son Cary B. Lewis Jr. served in the military, became a professor in business administration, and was a Certified Public Accountant.