Samson Levy (1764–1831)
According to Richard Peters, Levy was a "favorite" of Bushrod Washington.
Samson (or Sampson) Levy, son of a Philadelphia merchant, was born on 1 May 1764. After studying law with his brother Moses, he was admitted to the bar. In 1793 he married Sarah Coates (1776–1854). Levy was an accomplished attorney and orator whose "off-hand speeches were perfect gems...[which] flashed, sparkled, and corruscated in every direction...." He was also an incorporator of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Samson Levy died at his home in Philadelphia on 15 December 1831.
David Paul Brown, The Forum; or, Forty Years Full Practice at the Philadelphia Bar (Philadelphia: R. H. Small, 1856), 542–56.
John Hill Martin, Martin’s Bench and Bar of Philadelphia; Together with Other Lists of Persons Appointed to Administer the Laws in the City and County of Philadelphia, and the Province and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: R. Welsh & Co., 1883), 242.
Hyman Polock Rosenbach, The Jews in Philadelphia, Prior to 1800 (Philadelphia: Edward Stern, 1883), 12, 13, 26–27.
Cyrus Adler and A.S.W. Rosenbach, "Levy, Samson," The Jewish Encyclopedia.
United States Gazette (Philadelphia), 20 December 1831, page 3, column 4 (Newspapers.com).
Sampson Levy in Pennsylvania, U.S., Compiled Marriage Records, 1700–1821 (Ancestry.com).
Samson Levy Jr. at Find a Grave.
Samson Levy Jr Esq at FamilySearch.