Painter, born in Salford, Lancashire, who studied with Walter Sickert and T C Dugdale and who was closely associated with the MAFA. Hewit was a good figure painter whose works have much in common with Sickert’s in approach. He painted many landscapes in England, on the continent, in China and elsewhere. Hewit was a director and vice-chairman of the Manchester-based Calico Printers’ Association. This enabled him to help more needy painters, notably Frances Hodgkins, who acted for a time as designer. Hewit exhibited widely, including RA, NEAC, Cooling Galleries and RBA. Work held by several public collections. Lived in Wilmslow, Cheshire.