George Cornewall Lewis

George Cornewall Lewis
Lewis, c. 1860–63
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office
28 February 1855 – 21 February 1858
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Viscount Palmerston
Preceded byWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Succeeded byBenjamin Disraeli
Home Secretary
In office
18 June 1859 – 25 July 1861
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Viscount Palmerston
Preceded byThomas H. Sotheron-Estcourt
Succeeded bySir George Grey, Bt
Secretary of State for War
In office
23 July 1861 – 13 April 1863
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Viscount Palmerston
Preceded bySidney Herbert
Succeeded byThe Earl de Grey and Ripon
Personal details
Born21 April 1806 (1806-04-21)
London
Died13 April 1863(1863-04-13) (aged 56)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
(m. 1844)
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Baronet, PC (21 April 1806 – 13 April 1863) was a British statesman and man of letters. He is best known for preserving neutrality in 1862 when the British cabinet debated intervention in the American Civil War.