Lewis Charles Levin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lewis Charles Levin

American politician

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1808

Place of Birth: Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 14-Mar-1860

Profession: lawyer, politician, editor, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Lewis Charles Levin (November 10, 1808 – March 14, 1860) was an American politician, Know Nothing, and anti-Catholic social activist of the 1840s and 1850s.
He served three terms in the United States Congress (U.S.
House of Representatives, 1845–51), representing Pennsylvania's 1st District.
Levin is considered to have been the first Jewish Congressman, although David Levy Yulee served as a territorial representative from Florida prior to Levin's entering Congress.
As a social activist he espoused and fashioned hatred for foreigners and the Catholics into a coherent idea.
Levin become famous as a political orator and a mouthpiece of xenophobia.



Alternative names	Peale; rembrand peale; peale rembrandt
Description	American painter and curator
Date of birth/death	22 February 1778	3 October 1860 / 4 October 1860
Location of birth/death	Bucks County	Philadelphia
Authority control	: Q375926 VIAF: 27334932 ISNI: 0000 0001 1611 4561 ULAN: 500019719 LCCN: n85813460 Open Library: OL260025A WorldCat