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William Mallory Levy | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 4th district | |
In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | |
Preceded by | George Luke Smith |
Succeeded by | Joseph Barton Elam |
Personal details | |
Born | William Mallory Levy October 31, 1827 Isle of Wight, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | August 14, 1882 Saratoga, New York, U.S. | (aged 54)
Resting place | American Cemetery, Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Military service | |
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Unit | 2nd Louisiana Infantry |
Battles/wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
William Mallory Levy (October 31, 1827 – August 14, 1882) was an American lawyer and Confederate Civil War veteran who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Louisiana from 1875 to 1877.
Life and career
Born in Isle of Wight, Virginia,[1] the son of John B. Levy, Levy completed preparatory studies. He graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1844.
Civil War
He served in the Mexican War,[1] as second lieutenant in Company F, First Regiment, Virginia Volunteers. He served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.[1] Commissioned captain of Company A, Second Louisiana Infantry, May 11, 1861. He subsequently served as a major in the Adjutant General's Department.
Early political career
He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1851 and commenced practice in Norfolk, Virginia. He moved to Natchitoches, Louisiana, in 1852 and continued the practice of law. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1859–1861. He was a Democratic Presidential Elector, 1860.[1]
Congress
Levy was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1876.
Later career
After leaving Congress, he served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1879. He was appointed associate justice of the State supreme court in 1879 and served until his death.
Death and burial
Levy died in Saratoga, New York on August 14, 1882.
His funeral was in the Protestant Episcopal Church in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and he was interred in the American Cemetery there.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 122.
- ^ "The Jackson County War Blog: William Mallory Levy Biography: Part III- Post-War". www.thejacksoncountywar.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-14.
External links
- United States Congress. "William M. Levy (id: L000269)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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