Publication: Brooklyn Eagle; Date: Jul 30, 1898; Section: None; Page: 14 The funeral of the late Henry Lewis will take place at Cleveland Ohio today. The interment will be in Lake View Cemetery, that city. Mr Lewis's home was at 869 President st this borough, and the news of his sudden death came as a sorrowful surprise to his many friends in New York City and in other parts of the country. Mr Lewis was born in Malemsburg(sic), Wiltshire England, January 5 1839 and went to Cleveland with his parents in 1844. Here he soon gave evidence of excellent business ability and while yet a young man became a member of the firm of Outhwaite, Shurmer and Co., refiners [my note; his brother George was a silent partner in the firm] after ward Clark, Shurmer and Co, early in the 60's he went to Oil City, Pa to buy oil for his firm from the producers along Oil Creek and from that time til his death on Tuesday he was a prominent figure in the oil business as a buyer and producer. Until the organization of the South Improvement Company in 1872 he was connected with the firm of Clark, Shurmer and Co and when that organization took place and the company disposed of its interest to the Standard Oil Company Mr Lewis connected himself with the latter organization as buyer and shipper. He was one of the organizers of the American Oil Company in Bradford in 1876 which operated widely throughout the oil belt of McKean county with great success. Mr Lewis remained a resident of Oil City until about 1884, when he came to New York to take charge of the shipping department of the Standard Oil Company. During his residence here his life has been marked by many deeds of quiet benevolence. Affable and thoughtful always of the feeling of others, slow to condemn, even of temper those who made his acquaintance grew to love him for his rare qualities. Mr Lewis was married twice. His first wife was Miss Sarah Blackwell, who died in 1883. Of this union four children George H. Lewis, Mrs W. VH. Robinson, Frank b. Lewis and Fred Lewis survive him. In 1888 he was married to Miss Anna V. Dunham of Somerville, N. J. of this union his wife and daughter Dorothy survive him. Mr Lewis was a charter member of the Montauk Club.