Lewis E. "Lew" Lehrman (August 15, 1938 – March 11, 2026) was an American investment banker, businessman, Republican politician, economist, and historian. He supported the ongoing study of American history. He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
He was presented the National Humanities Medal at the White House in 2005 for his contributions to American History, the study of President Abraham Lincoln and monetary policy.
He was a member of the Advisory Committee of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and the Lincoln Forum. Lehrman authored Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning Point, (2008), Lincoln "by littles" (2013). Churchill, Roosevelt & Company (2017) and Lincoln & Churchill: Statesmen at War (2018).
His works on monetary policy include True Gold Standard, Newly Revised and Enlarged, Second Edition (2012) and Money, Gold, and History (2013) as well as co-authoring Money and the Coming World Order (1976) and The Case for Gold (1982).
He wrote for major news publications such as The Washington Post, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
He was a senior partner at L. E. Lehrman & Co., an investment firm he established in 1981. He was also the chairman of the Lehrman Institute, a public policy research and grant making foundation founded in 1972.
He and Richard Gilder were awarded the National Humanities Medal in an Oval Office ceremony on Thursday, November 10, 2005. The Medal was presented by President George W. Bush.
Lehrman died on March 11, 2026 in Greenwich, Connecticut from problems caused by Parkinson's disease at the age of 87.
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