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William Lewis

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Pennsylvania · 1791

William Lewis , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Pennsylvania. William Lewis (January 22, 1752 – August 16, 1819) was a United States Attorney for the District of Pennsylvania and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania.

Education

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Career

Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1773-1787, 1792-1817; State representative, Pennsylvania, 1787-1789; U.S. attorney for the District of Pennsylvania, 1789-1791

Biography

William Lewis (January 22, 1752 – August 16, 1819) was a United States Attorney for the District of Pennsylvania and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania.

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