Morgan Lewis (governor)

Morgan Lewis
Gubernatorial portrait of Morgan Lewis
3rd Governor of New York
In office
July 1, 1804 – June 30, 1807
LieutenantJohn Broome
Preceded byGeorge Clinton
Succeeded byDaniel D. Tompkins
New York State Attorney General
In office
November 8, 1791 – December 24, 1792
GovernorGeorge Clinton
John Jay
Preceded byMorgan Lewis
Succeeded byJosiah Ogden Hoffman
Grand Master of the Masonic Grand Lodge of New York
In office
1830–1843
Preceded byStephen Van Rensselaer
Succeeded byAlexander H. Robertson
Personal details
Born(1754-10-16)October 16, 1754
New York City, Province of New York, British America
DiedApril 7, 1844(1844-04-07) (aged 89)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Spouse
(m. 1779; died 1833)
RelationsMaturin Livingston (son-in-law)
ChildrenMargret Lewis Livingston
Parent(s)Francis Lewis
Elizabeth Annesley
Signature
Military service
Branch/serviceContinental Army
United States Army
Years of service1774–?, 1812–1815
RankMajor 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).