Nov 19, 2018 complete david levy yulee 2017 biography. David levy yulee papers uf libraries university of florida. The city was named for david levy yulee, senator from florida. Memorial, 3 university level judaic studies programs, 4 jewish. He was the first jewish senator in american history. Senate, floridas david yulee, was one of the most strident haters of indians and defenders.
Thomas, virgin islands david levy yulee was born on the caribbean island of st. David levy yulee was a jewish american politician and the first person of jewish heritage elected to serve in the u. Yulee, david levy, 18101886 uf libraries university of florida. David levy is located at 3109 ne 23rd ct in fort lauderdale and has been in the business of business services at noncommercial site since 2009. Augustine, fla delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1838. It gains its name from david levy yulee, who served as the first u. The family moved to florida when he was a child, and he grew up there on their extensive lands. Aug 12, 2017 david levy yulee 1856 fernandina august 12, 2017 august 12, 2017 chris and carol u. It was named for david levy yulee, a planter elected in 1841 as the states territorial delegate to the us house of representatives, where he served two terms. Yulee the unincorporated town of yulee is named for floridas first senator, david levy yulee and was on the route of his florida railroad. Thomas, british west indies to moses elias and hannah abendanone levy.
David levy yulee was an american politician and attorney of moroccanjewish origins. Yulee was instrumental in bringing the first railroad to fernandina, amelia island florida. David levy yulee was an american politician and attorney. Yulee is a censusdesignated place cdp in nassau county, florida, united states. Following the current guidelines recommended by federal health officials, the florida historical society is closing to the public through april 30, the library of florida history, the brevard museum of history and natural science, and the rossetter house museum and gardens. Hotel lore claims friendly sightings of feinberg s ghost. Augustine, fla admitted to the bar in 1836 and practiced in st. David levy yulee family, childhood, life achievements, facts, wiki and bio of 2017. Levy county, fl article about levy county, fl by the free.
Apr 21, 2008 the following is a biography of david levy yulee posted on the great floridians 2000 program website. This railroad was incorporated in 1853 as the florida railroad, with. From nannie yulee to david yulee, margarita, 7 july 1862. Levy county is floridas 26 th county, established on march 10, 1845, from a segment of alachua county. Before the civil war he was a member of the united states senate, and the first jew to become so. He was born in 1810 into a wealthy moroccanjewish family in st. Some of the abandoned railbed from that period is still visible between the towns of yulee and callahan while the original railbed from callahan south to archer is still in use. David levy yulee bio, facts, family famous birthdays. In 2000, the florida department of state designated him as a great floridian in the great floridians 2000 program. David levy yulee and the yulee sugar mill civil war history. Yulee had been known only as david levy to this point, but legally assumed the name of yulee after one of his ancestors, soon after his marriage in 1846 to the daughter of exgovernor wickliffe of kentucky. In 1880 there were 7 yulee families living in florida. Jan 26, 2017 david levy yulees early prominence disputes some historians claims that jews didnt live in florida until after world war ii.
David was elected and became the first jewish united states senator. David levy yulee is a prominent historical figure of florida. Click on a thumbnail image to view a full size version of that map. David levy yulee brings florida into statehood and becomes the first person of jewish ancestry to serve in the us senate. David levy yulee biography 2017 facts, childhood, wiki.
He was the son of moses elias levy, a moroccan jew who made his fortune in. May 06, 2009 david levy yulee 18101886 was a floridian and a member of the congress of the confederacy. June 12, 1810 october 10, 1886 was an american politician and attorney. The david levy yulee papers digital collection includes materials from the david levy yulee papers from boxes 26, 8, and 4142. More than 1,000 miles away in fernandina beach, members of the amelia island. Originally known as david levy, he changed his name to include that of an ancestors, yulee, in 1846. Works by or about david levy yulee at internet archive detailed biography, yulee railroad days website. David levy yulee facts, bio, age, personal life famous.
David levy yulee was born on the caribbean island of st. The father made his fortune in timber in the caribbean and then bought 50000 acres of land near jacksonville, florida. He was hoping to create a new jerusalem for jewish settlers. Nov 29, 2011 i have retconned some of the confederate government positions. Yulee, a democrat, was first elected in 1845 and served until 1851 and then served another term from 1855 to 1861, when he resigned his seat. David levy yulee fernandina beach, fl blue plaques on. Conflict and continuity in social memory maury wiseman university of florida, gainesville david levy yulee was one of nineteenthcentury floridas most enigmatic and distinguished leaders. Levy county was created in 1845, after the seminole wars.
Anyway why distort the timeline if the case for secession stands on its own merit without the distortion. Thomas, in what is now the united states virgin islands. David levy fort lauderdale, fl business information. The railroad program favored by yulee included a line from the atlantic to the gulf of mexico. Known as the father of florida railroads, the great floridian, the architect of florida statehood, father of fernandina and most colorfully the florida fire eater, each epithet illuminates a different facet of who he was. Isaac mayer wise, the organizer of the american jewish reform movement, comes to the united states from bohemia. September 6,1880 the petition to reduce the assessment of geo. Since his death in 1886, floridians have chosen to remember different aspects of his remarkable life.
His father, a moroccan jew named moses elias levy, intended to build a homestead for jewish settlers in. Thomas, then under british control, he was of sephardi jewish ancestry. He was the son of moses elias levy who was a moroccan jew. He is inextricably linked to several facets of floridas past, most notably the confederacy, land development, the railroad industry, and our state constitution.
David levy yulee 1856 fernandina yashica pentamatic fanatic. Jul 03, 20 in a studio near boston, sculptor susan luery is trying to capture in clay the right expression and features of david levy yulee some 126 years after his death. David levy yulee june 12, 1810october 10, 1886 was an american politician and the first jewish member of the united states senate. Yulee, david levy, a delegate and a senator from florida. David levy yulee was a jewish american politician and the first person of. Northeast florida david levy yulee david levy yulee was floridas first united states senator and the builder of floridas first crossstate railroad. Robert toombs holds this office, instead of william yancey.
The yulee family name was found in the usa between 1880 and 1920. David levy yulee celebrity information mystic games. This was about 78% of all the recorded yulee s in the usa. Our county was named for david levy yulee, who distinguished himself by serving as one of the first two us senators from florida. David levy yulee and 4 related entities entities finder. Shortly before his marriage, david levy added his grandfathers name to his own and became david levy yulee.
He was the son of moses elias levy, a moroccan jew who made his fortune in timber in the caribbean, then bought 50,000 acres of land near jacksonville, florida, hoping to. The most yulee families were found in the usa in 1880. The railroad program favored by yulee included a line from the atlantic to the. Macall to david yulee, paris, france, 1 october 1885. His father, moses elias levy, amassed a fortune in the caribbean timber industry. David levy yulee was floridas first united states senator and the builder of floridas first crossstate railroad. Thomas, went to school in virginia, and moved to florida in 1824, where his father had bought 50,000 acres of land near jacksonville. Yulee should first be introduced in a brief biography before exploring how he was remembered after his death. Yulee property management, yulee property managers, yulee. The petition to reduce the assessment of david levy yulee was refused. Florida had the highest population of yulee families in 1880. A bit of levy county history flgenweb project, inc.
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