Bill Lewellen

{{Short description|American politician (died 2023)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Roy C. "Bill" Lewellen

| birth_date = {{circa|1952}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|3|21|1952|df=y}}

| death_place = Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

| residence = Marianna, Arkansas, U.S.

| nationality = American

| occupation = Lawyer, politician

| office = Member of the Arkansas Senate

| term_start = 1990

| term_end = 2000

| predecessor =

| successor =

| party = Democratic

}}

Roy C. "Bill" Lewellen ({{circa|1952}} – 21 March 2023) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the second African-American to serve in the Arkansas Senate during the 20th century.

Lewellen was one of two African-American lawyers in Lee County, Arkansas, and served as the attorney for the Lake View School District. He lived in Marianna and served as city councillor until 1990, when he was first elected to the Arkansas Senate. He served until 2000, as the second African-American in the state senate during the 20th century.{{cite news |last1=Battles |first1=Miriam |title=Former Arkansas State Senator Roy C. 'Bill' Lewellen dies |url=https://www.kark.com/news/state-news/former-state-senator-roy-c-bill-lewellen-dies-tuesday/ |access-date=27 March 2023 |publisher=KARK-TV |date=22 March 2023}}

Lewellen died in Memphis on 21 March 2023, at the age of 71.{{cite news |last1=Bowden |first1=Bill |title=Arkansas Senate pioneer Lewellen, 71, dies after illness |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/mar/23/arkansas-2nd-black-senator-of-20th-century-dies/ |access-date=27 March 2023 |work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |date=23 March 2023}}