Morgan Lewis (governor)

Morgan Lewis
Gubernatorial portrait of Morgan Lewis
3rd Governor of New York
In office July 1, 1804 – June 30, 1807
Lieutenant	John Broome
Preceded by	George Clinton
Succeeded by	Daniel D. Tompkins
New York State Attorney General
In office November 8, 1791 – December 24, 1792
Governor	George Clinton John Jay
Preceded by	Morgan Lewis
Succeeded by	Josiah Ogden Hoffman
Grand Master of the Masonic Grand Lodge of New York
In office 1830–1843
Preceded by	Stephen Van Rensselaer
Succeeded by	Alexander H. Robertson
Personal details
Born	(1754-10-16)October 16, 1754 New York City, Province of New York, British America
Died	April 7, 1844(1844-04-07) (aged 89) New York City, U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouse	Gertrude Livingston ​ ​ (m. 1779; died 1833)​
Relations	Maturin Livingston (son-in-law)
Children	Margret Lewis Livingston
Parent(s)	Francis Lewis Elizabeth Annesley
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Military service
Branch/service	Continental Army United States Army
Years of service	1774–?, 1812–1815
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	Revolutionary War War of 1812

Morgan Lewis (October 16, 1754 – April 7, 1844) was an American lawyer, politician, and military commander. The second son of Francis Lewis, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Lewis fought in the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. He served in the New York State Assembly (1789, 1792) and the New York State Senate (1811–1814) and was New York State Attorney General (1791–1801) and the third governor of New York (1804–1807).