Moses Levy portrait

Image of Moses Levy.  Moses Levy (1757 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—May 9, 1826 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a prominent Jew in Colonial America. His father, Samson Levy, was a signatory of the celebrated resolutions not to im...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Collection:Simon Gratz autograph collection (#0250B)
Call Number:250B
Box Number:Box 169
Folder Number:Folder 72
Format: Electronic
Subjects and Genres:
Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/15009
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Summary: Image of Moses Levy.  Moses Levy (1757 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—May 9, 1826 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a prominent Jew in Colonial America. His father, Samson Levy, was a signatory of the celebrated resolutions not to import goods from England until the Stamp act had been repealed. Moses was educated at the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in 1772. On March 19, 1778, he was admitted to the bar; from 1802 to 1822 he was recorder of Philadelphia; and from 1822 to 1825, presiding judge of the district court for the city and county of Philadelphia. At one time he was a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, and he was a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania for twenty-four years.