About Chapman Levy
Lived 1787 – 1849 (aged 61–62). Chapman Levy was an American politician.
Chapman Levy (1787–1849) was a lawyer, officer in the War of 1812, state legislator, and plantation owner. He was born in Camden, South Carolina and grew up in Columbia, South Carolina. He worked as a lawyer in Camden. He was Jewish.
He was married to his first wife Flora for five years until she died in 1823. He remarried to wife Rosina who died in 1828. He had a brickyard and owned about 30 slaves. He partnered with William McWillie and eventually moved to Mississippi with him. Levy was an uncle of Chapman Levy Anderson (who was named for him), the son of his sister Eliza Levy Anderson who married Dr. Edward H. Anderson.
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Who was Chapman Levy?
American lawyer, officer in war of 1812
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Chapman Levy was born in 1787.
When did Chapman Levy die?
Chapman Levy died in 1849.
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Chapman Levy was a politician.
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Chapman Levy was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Chapman Levy. https://biography.guide/chapman-levy/
MLA: "Chapman Levy." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/chapman-levy/.
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