Tryon D. Lewis
| Tryon Dexter Lewis | |
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| Texas State Representative for District 81 (Andrews, Ector, and Winkler counties) |
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In office 2009 – January 13, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | George E. "Buddy" West |
| Succeeded by | Brooks Landgraf |
| Judge of the Texas State District Court for the 161st District | |
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In office 1985–2006 |
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| Succeeded by | John W. Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 29, 1947 Kermit, Winkler County Texas, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Trudy Lynn Lewis |
| Children |
Eleanor R. Lewis |
| Residence |
Odessa, Ector County Texas |
| Education |
Odessa College |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Eleanor R. Lewis
Odessa College
University of Texas at Austin
Tryon Dexter Lewis (born September 29, 1947) is an attorney in Odessa, Texas, who is a Republican former member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 81 (Ector, Andrews, and Winkler counties). He is also a former state court judge.
Lewis was born to Tryon E. "Bud" Lewis (1911–2003) and the former Erma Lea Beauchamp in Kermit in Winkler County. The senior Lewis was descended from a pioneer ranching family from in Pecos County. His work in the petroleum exploration industry required several early moves for the Lewis family, who relocated in 1952 to Odessa in the oil-rich Permian Basin. Tryon D. Lewis has two sisters, Barbara Southern and Ann Elizabeth Smith. Bud and Erma Lewis retired to Fort Stockton in 1980.
Lewis attended Odessa College, a community college, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He obtained the Juris Doctor degree from Baptist-affiliated Baylor Law School in Waco, Texas. Since 1973, he has been a partner in the law firm Atkins, Hollman, Jones, Peacock, Lewis, and Lyon. From 1985-2006, he was judge of the 161st State District Court.
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