David Lewis CC QC was a Canadian labour lawyer and social democratic politician. He was national secretary of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation from 1936 to 1950 and one of the key architects of the New Democratic Party in 1961. Wikipedia
Born: June 23, 1909, Svislač, Belarus
Died: May 23, 1981 (age 71 years), Ottawa, Canada
Children: Stephen Lewis
Grandchildren: Avi Lewis, Jenny Leah Lewis, Lev Libeskind, and more
Parents: Moishe Lewis and Rose Lazarovitch
Party: New Democratic Party