Uriah P. Levy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Uriah P. Levy

United States commodore

Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1792

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 26-Mar-1862

Profession: military officer, human rights activist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Uriah Phillips Levy (April 22, 1792 – March 26, 1862) was a naval officer, real estate investor, and philanthropist.
He was a veteran of the War of 1812 and the first Jewish Commodore of the United States Navy.
He was instrumental in helping to end the Navy's practice of flogging, and during his half-century-long service prevailed against the antisemitism he faced among some of his fellow naval officers. An admirer of Thomas Jefferson, Levy purchased and began the restoration of Monticello in the 1830s; he also commissioned and donated a statue of Jefferson that is now located in the Capitol Rotunda; it is the only privately commissioned artwork in the Capitol.