David Levy Yulee

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David Levy Yulee was a 19th-century American politician and businessman, notable as the first person of Jewish ancestry elected to the U.S. Senate and a key developer of Florida’s early railroad system.

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instanceOf United States senator
businessman
human
politician
railroad executive
birthName David Levy NERFINISHED
burialPlace Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) NERFINISHED
causeOfImprisonment support for the Confederacy after the American Civil War
citizenship United States of America
countryOfBirth Denmark–Norway NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1810-06-12
dateOfDeath 1886-10-10
educatedAt schools in Virginia
endTime 1851-03-03
1861-01-21
ethnicOrigin Jewish
familyName Levy NERFINISHED
Yulee NERFINISHED
fatherInLaw Charles A. Wickliffe NERFINISHED
founded Florida Railroad NERFINISHED
Florida Railroad Company NERFINISHED
fullName David Levy Yulee NERFINISHED
givenName David NERFINISHED
hasHeritage Moroccan Jewish
Sephardic Jewish
hasMonument statue in Fernandina Beach, Florida (removed in 2020)
memberOf United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
namedAfter Yulee, Florida NERFINISHED
notableFor development of Florida’s early railroad system
first person of Jewish ancestry elected to the United States Senate
occupation businessman
lawyer
planter
politician
railroad developer
participatedIn secession of Florida from the United States
placeOfBirth Charlotte Amalie NERFINISHED
Danish West Indies NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
positionHeld United States Senator from Florida
religion Judaism
represented Florida NERFINISHED
residence Fernandina, Florida NERFINISHED
Florida NERFINISHED
sideInConflict Confederate States of America NERFINISHED
spouse Nancy Christian Wickliffe NERFINISHED
startTime 1845-03-04
1855-03-04
wasImprisonedBy United States government NERFINISHED
workLocation Florida NERFINISHED

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Yulee, Florida namedAfter David Levy Yulee
Levy County namedAfter David Levy Yulee