Morgan Lewis | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Morgan_Lewis_(portrait_by_Henry_Inman).png) Gubernatorial portrait of Morgan Lewis | |
| 3rd Governor of New York | |
| In office July 1, 1804 – June 30, 1807 | |
| Lieutenant | John Broome |
| Preceded by | George Clinton |
| Succeeded by | Daniel D. Tompkins |
| New York State Attorney General | |
| In office November 8, 1791 – December 24, 1792 | |
| Governor | George Clinton John Jay |
| Preceded by | Morgan Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Josiah Ogden Hoffman |
| Grand Master of the Masonic Grand Lodge of New York | |
| In office 1830–1843 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Van Rensselaer |
| Succeeded by | Alexander H. Robertson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 16, 1754 New York City, Province of New York, British America |
| Died | April 7, 1844 (aged 89) New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Maturin Livingston (son-in-law) |
| Children | Margret Lewis Livingston |
| Parent(s) | Francis Lewis Elizabeth Annesley |
| Signature | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Morgan_Lewis_Signature.svg) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Continental Army United States Army |
| Years of service | 1774–?, 1812–1815 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles/wars | |
Morgan Lewis (October 16, 1754 – April 7, 1844) was an American lawyer, politician, and military commander. The second son of Francis Lewis, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Lewis fought in the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. He served in the New York State Assembly (1789, 1792) and the New York State Senate (1811–1814) and was New York State Attorney General (1791–1801) and the third governor of New York (1804–1807).