The Lewis of New York
- Francis Lewis (1713–1803), Delegate to the Continental Congress from New York 1775. Father of Morgan Lewis.
- Morgan Lewis (1754–1844), New York Assemblyman 1789-1790 1791-1792, Attorney General of New York 1791-1792, Justice of the New York Supreme Court 1792-1801, Governor of New York 1804-1807, New York State Senator 1810-1814. Son of Francis Lewis.
NOTE: Morgan Lewis was also son-in-law of New York Colony Assemblyman Robert Livingston, grandson-in-law of New York Colony Assemblyman Robert Livingston, and brother-in-law of U.S. Secretary of Foreign Affairs Robert Livingston, U.S. Secretary of State Edward Livingston, and U.S. Secretary of War John Armstrong, Jr..
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