William Garrett Lewis

William Garrett Lewis (1797-1865) was born at Margate; he first began preaching at Sandwich, Kent, and in 1824 became pastor of the Baptist church at Chatham, where he remained for 18 years. In 1842 he succeeded James Smith as pastor at Cheltenham, remaining there until 1864, when he retired to Weston-super-Mare. While at Cheltenham, a new chapel (Salem Chapel) was built.