 Lewis was knighted in 1893.It was announced that he would receive a baronetcy in the 1902 Coronation Honours list published on 26 June 1902 for the (subsequently postponed) coronation of King Edward VII, and on 24 July 1902 he was created a Baronet, of Portland place, in the borough of Marylebone.The Prime Minister, Arthur Balfour, objected but a grateful King overruled him.