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About Uriah P. Levy
Uriah Phillips Levy 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.
Everything about Uriah P. Levy →- Occupation
- military officer, human rights defender, soldier
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- April 22, 1792
- Died
- March 26, 1862