[3] Lewis, a White man, was fired from his job in 1949 for joining the Barbados Labour Party,[3] whose members were of African descent.
Lewis broke with Adams in the early 1950s, but remained a member of the BLP.
During the 1956 election, Lewis ran as a member of the DLP, and was defeated.
[3] Among other efforts, Lewis is known for advocating free secondary education for all in Barbados.
In 1962 secondary education was guaranteed to all Bajans, after the major 1961 win by the DLP in the Barbados parliament, and the assumption of the duties of Prime Minister by Errol Barrow, DLP.