William Lewis

Personal

Birthday: 
1/22/1752
Birthplace: 
Edgemont, PA
Date of Death: 
8/16/1819
Place of Death: 
Philadelphia, PA
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

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

Education

Name of School: 
Read law
Degree Year: 
1773

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of Pennsylvania
President Nominating: 
George Washington
Commission Date: 
11/07/1791
Termination Date: 
01/04/1792
Termination Reason: 
Resignation