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1 Life and career  



1.1  Civil War  





1.2  Early political career  





1.3  Congress  





1.4  Later career  





1.5  Death and burial  







2 See also  





3 References  





4 External links  














William M. Levy






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William Mallory Levy
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Preceded byGeorge Luke Smith
Succeeded byJoseph Barton Elam
Personal details
Born

William Mallory Levy


(1827-10-31)October 31, 1827
Isle of Wight, Virginia, U.S.
DiedAugust 14, 1882(1882-08-14) (aged 54)
Saratoga, New York, U.S.
Resting placeAmerican Cemetery, Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
 Confederate States of America
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Rank Major
Unit2nd Louisiana Infantry
Battles/warsMexican–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

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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

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He served in the Mexican War,[1]assecond 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  • [edit]
    U.S. House of Representatives
    Preceded by

    George L. Smith

    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from Louisiana's 4th congressional district

    1875 – 1877
    Succeeded by

    Joseph B. Elam


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