Samson Levy, Jr.^[1]

1764 - 1831  (67 years)

• Name	Samson Levy  [2, 3]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Alt Birth	1761	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [4]
  Born	1 May 1764	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Admitted to the Bar	9 Jun 1787	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [4]
  Census	1800	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [5]
  	1800 US
  	"Philadelphia Dock Ward" - 1 male 26-44, 1 female 26-44, 3 other free persons.
  Reference Number	1201
  Died	15 Dec 1831	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I1201	aojd
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2011

  
  

  Mother	Martha Lampley,   b. 1731,   d. 1807  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "One of the incoporators of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts." [4] (Research):AJLLJ Portrait Database 5 Aug 2011 The son of Samson Levy and Martha Lampley Levy, and the grandson of Moses Raphael Levy and Grace Mears Levy, Samson Levy, Jr. grew up among Philadelphia's social elite. Raised Episcopalian, his family attended Saint George's Church.      In 1793 he married Sarah Coates, daughter of William Coates and Margaret Norris. They had two daughters— Sophia and Margaret— and their family maintained its position within the upper strata of Philadelphia society. They attended balls, belonged to exclusive clubs, and Samson became an incorporator of the Pennsylvania Academy of Art.      Samson, like his older brother Moses, sought a career in law. Indeed he studied under his brother, and after his apprenticeship joined the practice in 1787. Known for his ebullience in the courtroom, one contemporary observer described Levy's courtroom oratory this way: "his manner of speaking was so energetic, and his voice so agreeable, that the uninitiated considered him— to borrow a figure from his name— 'the very Samson of the bar.' Indeed, it seems that Levy was something of a celebrity in early 19th-century Philadelphia, known for outrageous and brilliant courtroom antics. [6]

  
  

• Sources

  [S285] . [S4] PG. 154 LEVY I (1) (Reliability: 3). [S4] PG. 158 LEVY I (7) MILLIGAN, STANSBURY. (Reliability: 3). [S44] HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/SAMSON_LEVY (Reliability: 3). [S378] YEAR: 1800; CENSUS PLACE: PHILADELPHIA DOCK WARD, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; .ROLL: 43; PAGE: 266; IMAGE: 106. (Reliability: 3). [S294] LEVY, SAMSON JR. (Reliability: 3).