Marriage and Family
In 1846, Levy officially changed his name to David Levy Yulee (adding his father's Sephardic surname). That year he married Nannie C. Wickliffe, the daughter of Charles A. Wickliffe, the former governor of Kentucky and Postmaster General under President John Tyler. His wife was Christian, and they raised their children in her faith. After serving one term in the Senate, Yulee was defeated for re-election in 1850.
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