William Lewis | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania | |
In office July 14, 1791 – January 4, 1792 | |
Appointed by | George Washington |
Preceded by | Francis Hopkinson |
Succeeded by | Richard Peters |
Personal details | |
Born | Edgemont, Province of Pennsylvania, British America | January 22, 1752
Died | August 16, 1819 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | (aged 67)
Education | read law |
William Lewis (January 22, 1752 – August 16, 1819) was a United States Attorney for the District of Pennsylvania and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania.
Born on January 22, 1752, in Edgemont, Province of Pennsylvania, British America, [1] Lewis read law in 1773. [1] He entered private practice in Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania (State of Pennsylvania, United States from July 4, 1776) from 1773 to 1787. [1] He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1787 to 1789. [1] He was the United States Attorney for the District of Pennsylvania from 1789 to 1791. [1]
Lewis was involved in the drafting and passage of An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery in 1780. [2] This legislation was the first legal action towards the abolition of slavery in the United States of America. [2]
Lewis received a recess appointment from President George Washington on July 14, 1791, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge Francis Hopkinson. [1] He was nominated to the same position by President Washington on October 31, 1791. [1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 7, 1791, and received his commission the same day. [1] His service terminated on January 4, 1792, due to his resignation. [1]
Following his resignation from the federal bench, Lewis resumed private practice in Philadelphia from 1792 to 1817. [1] He died on August 16, 1819, in Philadelphia. [1]
Lewis is also known for advising Alexander Hamilton on the first national bank and building the Historic Strawberry Mansion in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park in 1789. [3] At the time the house was known as Summerville. [3] Lewis died peacefully at Summerville, at the age of 68. [3] The house was converted into a historic house museum in 1931. [3]
William Lewis | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania | |
In office July 14, 1791 – January 4, 1792 | |
Appointed by | George Washington |
Preceded by | Francis Hopkinson |
Succeeded by | Richard Peters |
Personal details | |
Born | Edgemont, Province of Pennsylvania, British America | January 22, 1752
Died | August 16, 1819 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | (aged 67)
Education | read law |
William Lewis (January 22, 1752 – August 16, 1819) was a United States Attorney for the District of Pennsylvania and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania.
Born on January 22, 1752, in Edgemont, Province of Pennsylvania, British America, [1] Lewis read law in 1773. [1] He entered private practice in Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania (State of Pennsylvania, United States from July 4, 1776) from 1773 to 1787. [1] He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1787 to 1789. [1] He was the United States Attorney for the District of Pennsylvania from 1789 to 1791. [1]
Lewis was involved in the drafting and passage of An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery in 1780. [2] This legislation was the first legal action towards the abolition of slavery in the United States of America. [2]
Lewis received a recess appointment from President George Washington on July 14, 1791, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge Francis Hopkinson. [1] He was nominated to the same position by President Washington on October 31, 1791. [1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 7, 1791, and received his commission the same day. [1] His service terminated on January 4, 1792, due to his resignation. [1]
Following his resignation from the federal bench, Lewis resumed private practice in Philadelphia from 1792 to 1817. [1] He died on August 16, 1819, in Philadelphia. [1]
Lewis is also known for advising Alexander Hamilton on the first national bank and building the Historic Strawberry Mansion in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park in 1789. [3] At the time the house was known as Summerville. [3] Lewis died peacefully at Summerville, at the age of 68. [3] The house was converted into a historic house museum in 1931. [3]