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Leedom, John P

farmer, congressman, was born Dec. 20, 1847, in Adams county, Ohio. He graduated at Smith's Mercantile college in 1868; taught school; engaged in farming.

He was elected clerk of the court of common pleas in 1874, re-elected in He was and a 1877. member of the democratic state committee in 1879; and was elected a representative from Ohio to the forty-seventh congress; and served on several important committees.

Leeds, David

author, was born in 1652 in England. He was a prominent figure among the early settlers of Burlington, N. J., and a violent opponent of the Quakers. He was the author of The Temple of Wisdom; The News of a Trumpet; Hue and Cry Against Error; A Trumpet Sounded; The Rebuker Rebuked; and The Great Mystery of Fox- Craft Discovered. He died Sept. 27, 1720, in Burlington, N. J.

Leedy, John Whitnah

farmer, legislator, governor, was born March 8, 1849, in Richland county, Ohio. During 1893- 97 he was a member of the senate of the Kansas legislature; and governor of that state for two years beginning in January, 1897.

Leeper, Arthur

lawyer, state senator, was born Aug. 21, 1855, in Chandlerville, Ill. He was state's attorney of Cass county from 1876 to 1880; and was elected Illinois state senator in 1888, 1892, and 1896.

Leeser, Isaac

clergyman, author, was born Dec. 12, 1806, in Prussia. He was a Jewish rabbi of Philadelphia who published The Jews and the Mosaic Law; Discourses on the Jewish Religion; Portuguese Forms of Prayer; and a Translation of the Scriptures from the Original Hebrew. He died Feb. 1, 1868, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Leet, Isaac

state senator, congressman, was born in 1802 in Pennsylvania. He was for several years in the senate of that state; and was a representative in congress from 1829 to 1831. He died June 10, 1844, in Washington, Pa.

Leete, William

governor of Connecticut, was born about 1603 in England. He was a founder of Guilford, Conn., and one of the pillars of the church there. He was deputy governor in 1661-65, was frequently a commissioner of the colony, reelected governor in 1676, and afterward annually chosen until his death. He died April 16, 1683, in Hartford, Conn.

Lefferts, John

congressman. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1813 to 1815; and a state senator from 1822 to 1825.

Leffler, Isaac

legislator, congressman, was born in November, 1788, in Washington county, Pa. In 1817 he was elected to the Virginia legislature, where he served eight years. He was a representative in congress from Virginia from 1827 to 1829; and in 1832 was again elected to the Virginia legislature. In 1835 he moved to Burlington, Iowa; served two years in the legislature of Wisconsin territory, one year as speaker; and one year in the legislature of Iowa.

Leffler, Shepherd

farmer, congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a representative in congress from Iowa from 1846 to 1851; and in 1875 was a candidate for the office of governor.

Leftwich, Everett Irvine

educator, lawyer, lecturer, was born Oct. 4, 1860, in Giles county, Va. He has been a successful educator, and now practices law in Williamson, W. Va. He has been editor of several publications; has written extensively for the periodical press; and has attained success as a lecturer on political subjects and religious reform.

Leftwich, Jabez

congressman, was born in Bedford county, Va. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1821 to 1825.