Lewis, Francis, 1713-1802

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<li> 12/31/1782 NY Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li> 12/31/1781 NY Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li> 12/31/1780 NY Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li> 12/31/1778 NY Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li> 12/31/1777 NY Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li> 12/31/1776 NY Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li> 12/31/1775 NY Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li> 12/31/1774 NY Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
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Born in Wales in 1713, Francis Lewis was partly educated in Scotland and then attended Westminster in England. He entered a mercantile house in London, and then came to New York to set up a business in 1734. He was taken prisoner and shipped to France while serving as a British mercantile agent in 1756. When he returned to America he became active in politics. He was elected to the Continental Congress in 1775, and served there for several years. He lost all of his property, on Long Island, New York, to the destruction of the Revolutionary War. He died on the thirty first of December, 1802.

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<p>Francis Lewis (March 21, 1713 – December 31, 1802) was an American merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. He was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation as a representative of New York to the Continental Congress.</p>

<p>Lewis was born in Llandaff, Wales, on March 21, 1713. He was the only child of Morgan Lewis and Anne Lewis (née Pettingale) of Newport. Lewis was educated at Westminster School in London.</p>

<p>Lewis entered a mercantile house in London until he turned 21 and inherited some properties left by his father. Lewis sold the properties and used the proceeds to acquire merchandise, set sail for New York City, arriving there in 1734 or 1735. He left some of the goods in New York to be sold by Edward Annesley, his business partner, and brought the rest to Philadelphia. After two years in Philadelphia, he returned to New York.</p>

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Name Entry: Lewis, Francis, 1713-1802

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