Jonas Phillips Levy

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Jonas Phillips Levy (1807–1883) was the younger brother of Uriah Phillips Levy, the first Jewish commodore in the United States Navy. He was the son of Michael Levy and Rachel Phillips; he was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in New York. Jonas, a merchant and sea captain, married Frances (Fanny) Mitchell on November 22, 1848.

Levy was granted the "freedom of the country" by the government of Peru for signal services rendered in the Peruvian navy. He commanded the U.S.S. America during the Mexican-American War, and was assigned to the transportation of troops to Veracruz, at the surrender of which port he was appointed its captain by Gen. Winfield Scott.

Levy had three sons (Jefferson Monroe, Louis Napoleon, and Mitchell Abraham Cass) and two daughters (Isabella and Amelia).

[edit] See also

• Jonas Phillips

[edit] References

• Marc Leepson, Saving Monticello: The Levy Family's Epic Quest to Rescue the House that Jefferson Built (University of Virginia Press, paperback, 2003) [1]
• This article incorporates text from the 1901–1906 Jewish Encyclopedia, a publication now in the public domain.