"A Volume of Memoirs and Genealogy of Representative Citizens of the City of
Seattle and County of King, Washington." New York and Chicago: Lewis Publishing
Co., 1903.  p. 663.
 
BENJAMIN C. LEVY

     The Republican party is always glad to welcome into its ranks men of
intelligence, energy and loyalty, and there is no one in Washington to whom
these attributes could be more aptly applied than to Mr. Levy, one of the
representative citizens of Seattle. He has taken an active part in the political
work of the city, and for more than eleven years has capably held the position
of cashier and deputy county treasurer, having entered upon the duties of that
office in August, 1891. He has also been a witness of most of the growth and
development of Seattle, as he arrived here immediately after the fire in 1889,
when it was a city of tents.
     Mr. Levy was born at Metz, France, on May 1, 1847, but the family came to
this country when he was only six months old, so that he is practically a native
American citizen. He pursued his education in the schools of Milwaukee and New
York, and also in the College of New York in the latter city. He was only
sixteen years of age when he enlisted as a member of Company A, Fourteenth
United States Infantry. The regiment was assigned to the Army of the Potomac as
a part of the First Brigade, Second Division, Fifth Army Corps, and he
participated in the battles of Kelly's Ford and Mine Run, after which he was
sent back to the hospital at the headquarters at Fort Trumbull, Connecticut;
after recovering his health he served for three months as provost guard in
Richmond. At the close of the war the regiment was recruited at Hart's Island in
New York harbor and was sent by way of the Isthmus of Panama to California,
arriving at San Francisco on December 10, 1865. His discharge papers followed
him, however, and on the 17th of the same month he left the service. 
     Mr. Levy is an ardent Republican, and in August, 1891, he was appointed
deputy county treasurer of King county, and no higher testimonial of his worth
could be given than that he has been retained in this position ever since,
although during six years of this period the Democratic party was in control of
the office. Socially he is connected with St. John's Lodge No. 9, F. & A. M.,
Seattle Chapter No. 3, R. A. M., and is a charter member of Rainier Council No.
1399 of the Royal Arcanum. He is likewise a member of John F. Miller Post No.
31, G. A. R., of which he is commander.


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