Facts: - death place: new york city , new york - preceded: richard c. shannon herbert parsons john j. kindred - party: democratic - death date: 6 march 1924 - district: 13th 14th - term end: march 3 , 1915 3 , 1901 march 3 , 1913 march - succeeded: oliver h.p. belmont timothy sullivan michael f. farley - term start: march 4 , 1913 4 , 1899 march 4 , 1911 march - state: new york new york - name: jefferson monroe levy - birth date: april 16 , 1852 - occupation: lawyer - image: jefferson levy.jpg - birth place: new york city , new york - alma mater: new york university law school Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jefferson monroe levy .
jefferson monroe levy -lrb- april 16 , 1852 -- march 6 , 1924 -rrb- was a three-term u.s. congressman from new york , a leader of the new york democratic party , and a renowned real estate and stock speculator .in 1879 at the age of 27 , he took control of monticello , thomas jefferson 's home .his late uncle uriah p. levy had purchased the property in 1834 , several years after jefferson 's death .like his uncle , levy spent a considerable part of his fortune in having monticello and its grounds restored and preserved .in 1923 , the property was purchased by the thomas jefferson foundation -lrb- then known as the thomas jefferson memorial foundation -rrb- , a privately established group formed to purchase and operate monticello as a memorial .it has since operated the site and mansion as a house museum .the levy family privately protected the national historic landmark for nearly a century because of their regard for thomas jefferson and on behalf of the american people .