John Lewis Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Marriage and family=== Lewis met his future wife Lillian Miles at a New Year's Eve party hosted by [[Xernona Clayton]]. Lillian worked for the library of Atlanta University at the time. The two of them married one year later in 1964.<ref>{{cite web |last1=RAPHAEL |first1=shannon |title=John Miles-Lewis Is the Only Child of the Late U.S. Representative, John Lewis |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/what-does-john-lewis-son-do |website=Distractify |date=July 30, 2020 |access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref> In 1966, they had a son, who also works in politics. Lillian died on December 31, 2012, the 45th anniversary of the couple's meeting. He has a grandson who lives in Paris.<ref>{{cite news |first=Michelle |last=Shaw |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-obituaries/lillian-miles-lewis-wife-adviser-rep-john-lewis/xVff5GSZZAiolGRhhj765O/ |title=Rep. John Lewis' wife, Lillian, dies |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=January 3, 2013 |access-date=June 8, 2021 |archive-date=June 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608230620/https://www.ajc.com/news/local-obituaries/lillian-miles-lewis-wife-adviser-rep-john-lewis/xVff5GSZZAiolGRhhj765O/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page