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Samson Levy was a prominent Jewish merchant in Philadelphia during the Colonial Period .1He was one of the originators, in 1748, of the City Dancing Assembly, a famous social organization of Philadelphia. In Nov., 1765, he signed, with other merchants of the city, including six Jews, the celebrated resolutions not to import goods from England until the Stamp Act had been repealed. He had two sons, Moses and Samson. Philadelphia 1757; d. there May 9, 1826) was educated at the University of Pennsylvania , from which he graduated in 1776. On March 19, 1778, he was admitted to the bar ; from 1802 to 1822 he was recorder of Philadelphia; from 1822 to 1825, presiding judge of the district court for the city and county of Philadelphia. At one time he was a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, and he was a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania for twenty-four years. Philadelphia 1761; d. there December 15, 1831) studied law with his brother Moses; was admitted to the bar on June 9, 1787, and became one of the best-known lawyers of the city. He was one of the incorporators of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts .2
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Samson Levy (August 19, 1722—March 22, 1781) was a prominent Jewish merchant in Philadelphia during the Colonial America .
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American merchant Samson Levy (August 19, 1722—March 22, 1781) was a prominent Jewish merchant in Philadelphia during the Colonial America .
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