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He has composed Romance; and Serenade Italian Style, for the violin

Harlequinade;

Memories;

in

and piano; and and Columbus,

three symphonic poems for tlie orchestra. Columbus has been performed in Europe and .American with gmit success. Levick, James Jones, physician, author, was born July 28, 1824, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was assistant physician at the hospital of Philadelphia, Pa. In 1851 he began private practice in Pennsylvania. He was the author of the Early Welsh Quakers and Their Emigration to America. He died June 26, 181)3, in Philadelphia, Pa. Levin, Lewis, C, lawyer, congressman, was born Nov. 10, 1808, in Charleston, S.C. In 1845-.'31 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the twenty-ninth, thirtieth and tliirty-lirst congresses. He died March 14, 1860. in Philadelphia, Pa. Levings, ICoah, clergyman, was born Sept. 2J>, 17!>6, in Clieshire county, N.H. In 1844 he was elected financial secretary of the American Bible society. During his eight4>en pastoral appointments, he is said to have preached nearly 4,000 sermons, delivered sixty-five addresses and orations and to have traveled thirty-six thousand miles. He died Jan. 9, 1849, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

various important litigations. In 1899-1901 he was a representative from New York to the fifty-sixth congress from New York city as a democrat, and in 1911-15 was a member of congress. He was the compiler of the New York Election Laws; the author of Reforms in the New York surrogate's office; and leader of the gold democrats in the fifty-second congress. He was the organizer of the democratic club in New Y'ork city; was the organizer of the league of democratic clubs in Virginia; and is a member of the New York chamber of commerce and numerous other clubs and organizations. He is the owner of the home of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, Va.

L«vy,

John

Edward, chemist,

inventor, author,

was bom

scientist,

Oct. 12, 1846, in

Bohemia. He is a photo-chemist; and his experiments in 1873-74 resulted in his invention of the photo-chemical engraving called the I^'vytype. In 1900 he was vicepresident of the congress of inventors, held in Paris, France. He is the author of Business,

Money and

Credit.

vocalist,

L«vy, Max, engraver, inventor, was bum 9. 1857, in Detroit, Mich. He studied architecture in Detroit, Mich. In 1875-90 was engaged in photoengraving; and introduced the modern

Hebrew high

screen for the half tone processes. He received the Franklin institute John Scott medal; received the Royal Cornwall polytechnic silver medal; and gold medals from the Chicago, Paris BufTalo and St. Ixiuis expositions. His invention formed the basis for the development of the modern half tone process.

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Le Vinsen, Florenza d' Arena, educ4itor, author, was born in Pittalield, Mass. She has toured Europe as a vocalist with her own concert company. For fourteen years she was engaged as a vocal teacher in New York city. She has produc»»d many o|M>ratic. concert and oratorio artists and dioir soloists. She is the author of The Siren's Net; and The Vocal Teacher. Levinthal, Bernard Louis, clergyman, founder, was born May 12, 1866, in Russia. Since 1891 he has been minister of the university orthodox Hebrew congregations of Philadelphia, Pa. He is the founder of the school and Talmudic institute

Philadelphia, Pa. Levy, David, faimer, railroad president, ct>ngres8man. United States senator, was born in 1811 in the West Indies. He studied law in V'irginia; and became a planter of Florida. In 1841-45 he was a representative from Florida to the twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth congresses as a demoAbout tliis time he changed his name crat. to David Levy Vulee. He was a delegate to the first state constitutional convention. In lS4.">-r)l and 1855-61 he was a member of the I'nited States senate. He was president of the .Atlantic and (lulf railroatl. He 8erve<l in the confederate congress; and in 1865 was a prisoner of state at Fort Pulasof

ki.

He

died Oct. 10. 1886, in

New York

city.

Levy, Jefferson Monroe, lawyer, congress-

man, was born

in

New York

city.

He

re-

ceived the rudiments of his education in the public schools of his native city; and graduated from the New York university. He studied law with the late Clarkson L. Potter; and was associated with him in

March

Levy, Uriah Phillips, naval

officer,

author,

was born about 1795 in Pennsylvania; became commander in 1837; and captain in 1844. He was active in the movement to abolish flogging in the navy. He was the author of Manual of Internal and Regulations for Men-of-War. He died March 22, 1862, in

Levy,

New York

city.

William Mallory,

lawyer,

soldier,

state legislator, congressman, was born Oct. 30. 1827, in the county of the Isle of Wight. Va. In 1846 he volunteered in the first Louisiana regiment for service in Mexico; was made a lieutenant; and served until peace was declared in 1848. He was a member of the Virginia state le^^islature in 1860-61. He served as a colonel in the confederate service; and in 1875-77 he was a representative from Louisiana to the forty-fourth congress as a democrat. In 1880-86 he was associate justice of the supreme court of Ixniisiana. Lewelling, Lorenzo D., educator, journalist, governor, was born Dec. 21, 1846, io jurist,

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