Lewis Charles Levin
U.S. Congressperson
1808 – 1860
Who was Lewis Charles Levin?
Lewis Charles Levin was a Philadelphia politician, Know Nothing, and anti-Catholic social activist of the 1840s and 1850s. He served three terms in the United States Congress, representing Pennsylvania's 1st District. Levin is considered to have been the first Jewish Congressman although David Levy Yulee served as a territorial representative from Florida prior to Levin's entering Congress.
Lewis Charles Levin was born in Charleston, South Carolina and graduated from South Carolina College in 1828. He then briefly taught school in Woodville, Mississippi, but had to quit town after being wounded in a duel. Levin then practiced law in Maryland and Kentucky.
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- Born
- Nov 10, 1808
Charleston - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of South Carolina
- Lived in
- Charleston
- Died
- Mar 14, 1860
Philadelphia
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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