Thomas F. Lewis (October 26, 1924 – August 1, 2003) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida.

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Tom Lewis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Skip Bafalis (Redistricting)
Succeeded by	Mark Foley
Constituency	12th district (1983–1993) 16th district (1993–1995)
Member of the Florida Senate
In office 1980–1982
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
In office 1972–1980
Councilman/Mayor of North Palm Beach
In office 1964–1971
Personal details
Born	October 26, 1924 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	August 1, 2003(2003-08-01) (aged 78) Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Marian V. Lewis
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army Air Forces  United States Air Force
Years of service	1943–1954
Rank	Master Sergeant
Battles/wars	World War II Korean War

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Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 26, 1924, Lewis attended the St. Edwards School and graduated from Central High School in 1942. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Air Forces as a gunner aboard a B-25 bomber, and continued service in the U.S. Air Force on the ground in the Korean War, being discharged at the rank of master sergeant in 1954.^[1][2]

Lewis attended Palm Beach Junior College, and graduated from the University of Florida with a business degree in 1959.

For seventeen years, Lewis was an executive with the aircraft company Pratt & Whitney, followed by work in real estate investment. He entered politics in 1964 when he was elected councilman and mayor of North Palm Beach. He was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1972, where he served four terms, and to the Florida Senate in 1980.

In 1982, he was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 12th district (later the 16th district after redistricting in 1990), defeating Apollo 15 astronaut Alfred Worden in the Republican primary.^[3] He would be reelected five times before retiring in 1994.^[1][2]

Lewis died of heart failure following surgery on August 1, 2003, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. He was survived by his wife, Marian, who was also a Florida state legislator.^[1]