Everything about Francis Lewis totally explained
Francis Lewis (
March 21,
1713 –
December 30,
1803), was a signer of the
United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of
New York.
Born in
Llandaff,
Cardiff,
Wales, he was the only child of Reverend Francis Lewis, but was orphaned at an early age. He went to live with his aunt and uncle soon after. He was educated in
Scotland and attended
Westminster in
England. He entered a mercantile house in
London, then moved to
Whitestone,
New York in 1734. He was taken prisoner and shipped in a box to
France while serving as a British mercantile agent in 1756. On his return to
America, he became active in politics.
He was a member of the
Committee of Sixty, a member of the
New York Provincial Congress, and was elected a delegate to the
Continental Congress in 1775. In 1778, he signed the United States
Articles of Confederation.
His property on
Long Island, New York was destroyed in the
Revolutionary War.
His son
Morgan Lewis served in the army during the Revolutionary War and later held many offices in New York State, including Governor.
Legacy
Francis Lewis's great-grandson, Manning Livingston, died at the
Battle of Gettysburg during the
Civil War. He also has many relatives stretching all the way to Idaho. His great-great-great grandson was hollywood director
William A. Wellman.
In
Queens, New York, a
high school is named for Lewis. There is also
Francis Lewis Boulevard, which locals tend to refer to as "Franny Lew," stretching almost the entire north/south length of the borough, as well as Francis Lewis Park, which is located underneath the Queens approach of the
Bronx Whitestone Bridge.
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