William Yancey Lewis (August 24, 1861 - March 10, 1915) was an American judge who served on the United States Court for the Indian Territory between 1895 and 1897.
After attending public schools in Gonzales, he received an appointment to West Point, but failed his math exam.
He founded a law firm with Charles Bingley Stuart, married Lulie Sanford in 1884, and moved to Ardmore, Indian Territory in 1895.
[1] Lewis was appointed to the Central District of the United States Court for the Indian Territory by President Grover Cleveland in 1895, replacing his former law partner Stuart on the bench.
When President William McKinley tried to remove Lewis from the bench, he initially resisted before leaving office in 1897.