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Leland, Aaron

clergyman, jurist, legislator, was born May 28, 1761, in Holliston, Mass. He sat in the Vermont legislature from 1801 till 1811, during which period he was thrice elected speaker. He was a councillor for four years, and for five successive years elected lieutenantgovernor of Vermont. He also served as an assistant justice of the county court for eighteen years. He died Aug. 25, 1833, in Chester, Vt.

Leland, Charles A

lawyer, legislator, was born in 1860 in Sharon, Ohio. For several years he was prosecuting attorney of Noble county, Ohio; and in 1896 was elected a member of the Ohio state legislature.

Leland, Henry Perry

soldier, author, was born Oct. 28, 1828, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a Philadelphia writer who served as lieutenant in a Pennsylvania regiment during the civil war; and was the author of The Americans in Rome; and The Grey Bay Mare, and Other Humorous Sketches. He died Sept. 22, 1868, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Lemcke, Henry

clergyman, was born June 27, 1796, in Germany. He performed missionary duty in Kansas, and founded the abbey of St. Benedict in Atchison, Kan. He returned to Pennsylvania in 1858, and after a visit to Germany labored in New Jersey till 1877, when he withdrew to Carrollton, Pa. He died Nov. 29, 1882, in Carrollton, Pa.

Lennox, Charlotte Ramsay

author, was born in 1720 in New York city.

She published a volume of Poems on Several Occasions. Her other works include Memoirs of Harriet Stuart; The Female Quixote; Henrietta, a novel that was much read; a translation of the Duke of Sully's Memoirs; Sophia, a novel; The Sisters, a comedy; Old City Manners, a comedy; Euphemia, a novel; and Memoirs of Henry Lennox. She died Jan. 4, 1804, in England.

Lenoir, William

soldier, was born May 20, 1751, in Brunswick county, Va.

He served with distinction in the revolutionary war, attaining the rank of brigadier-general. He died May 6, 1839, in Fort Defiance, N. C.

Lent, James

congressman. He was a member of congress from New York from 1829 to 1833. He died Feb. 24, 1833, in Washington.

Lentz, John Jacob

lawyer, congressman, was born Jan. 27, 1856, near St. Clairsville, Ohio. For five years he was one of the examiners of the city teachers, and was appointed a trustee of Ohio university by Governor McKinley. He was elected from Ohio to the fifty-fifth cońgress as a democrat.

Leonard, Chatfield

lawyer, jurist, was born Sept. 13, 1848, in Roseboom, N. Y. Since 1874 he has been justice of the peace in Cooperstown, N. Y. He was justice of sessions during two terms; and in 1894 was appointed surrogate.

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Leonard, Fred Churchill

lawyer, merchant, congressman, was born Feb. 16, 1856, in Elmer, Pa. He received his education in the State Normal school, in the Willeston seminary; and in 1883 graduated from Yale college. He is a successful lawyer of Coudersport, Pa., and also interested in the lumbering business. He served with distinction as member of the fifty-fourth congress He has filled numerous a as a republican. minor offices; and has served his party as chairman of the county committee.

Leonard, George

lawyer, jurist, was born in 1698 in Massachusetts. He was a member of the Massachusetts council in 1741, and chief justice in 1746. He died in 1778 in Massachusetts.

Leonard, George

lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born July 4, 1729, in Norton, Mass. He was a representative in congress from Massachusetts from 1789 to 1793, and from 1795 to 1797. He died July 26, 1819, in Raynham, Mass.