William Lewis, esquire
Subtitle: enlightened statesman, profound lawyer, and useful citizen
By: Esther Ann McFarland with Mickey Herr
Contributors: Herr, Mickey
Publisher: Diane Publishing Co.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Darby, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9781457832086; 9781457832079
Subjects: Judges; Lawyers; Biography
Notes: Includes biographical references (p. 135-145) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Acknowledgments; title: Foreword; title: 1. Early Influences: A Welsh Quaker Becomes a Lawyer and Family Man; title: 2. Declaring Independence: Lewis Builds his Legal Reputation in a Time of Turmoil; title: 3. Abolition Work: A Tireless Advocate Fights to Gain Freedom for All; title: 4. Enlightened Statesman: An Avid Federalist Advances the Cause; title: 5. Useful Citizen: Lewis Builds Foundations in the Country's Foremost City; title: 6. Profound Lawyer: Lewis Establishes Precedents for a New Nation; title: 7. How Are the Mighty Fallen: The Death of William Lewis; title: Epilogue 1. Settling of the Lewis Estate; title: 2. The Land Title History of Summerville; title: 3. Summerville Becomes Historic Strawberry Mansion; title: Appendix: The Swedish Settlements (and their connections to William Lewis and Historic Strawberry Mansion); title: Suggested Further Reading; title: Index.