Leavenworth, Henry – Ledyard, John
Leavenworth, Henry
soldier, was born Dec. 10, 1783, in New Haven, Conn. He was a general in the war of 1812. He established several military posts on the frontier, one of which formed the nucleus of the present flourishing city of Leavenworth, Kan. He died July 21, 1834, in Cross Timbers, I. T.
Leavitt, Dudley
almanac maker, was born May 23, 1772, in Exeter, N. H.
He was known throughout his native state as Old Master Leavitt, and made its almanacs for over half a century. He also edited the Gilmanton Gazette and New Hampshire Register. He died Sept. 15, 1851, in Meredith, N. H.
Leavitt, E. Bradford
clergyman, theologian, was born June 4, 1868, in Boston, Mass. For several years he was pastor of the unitarian church of Brattleboro, Vt.; and is now the popular pastor of All Souls' church of Washington, D. C.
Leavitt, Humphrey Howe
lawyer, jurist, state senator, congressman, was born June 18, 1796, in Suffieid, Conn.
He served in the state legislature in 1825 and 1826; and in the senate in 1827. He was a representative in congress from 1831 to 1834; and was for many years judge of the district court of Ohio. He died in March, 1873, in Springfield, Ohio.
Leavitt, John Mcdowell
clergyman, author, poet, was born May 10, 1824, in Steubenville, Ohio. He was an episcopal clergyman, and the author of Faith, a poem; Afranius; The Siege of Babylon, a tragedy; Hymns to Our King; New World Tragedies from Old World Life; Reasons for Faith; and Visions of Solyma. He died in 1888.
Leavitt, Joshua
reformer, author, was born Sept. 8, 1794, in Heath, Mass.
He organized one of the first Sabbathschools in western Massachusetts. He prepared a new reading book, called Easy Lessons in Reading. He died Jan. 16, 1873, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Leavitt, Mary A
poet, was born in Vernon, Ind. She is the daughter of illustrious parentage. Her father, Dr. Ezra Fitch Peabody, being a direct descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, the story of whose courtship and marriage Longfellow has immortalized in the Courtship of Miles Standish. She is the author of a volume of poems; and temperance and missions have especially enlisted her voice and She is the wife of Robert Leavitt, pen. a prominent merchant of Vernon, Ind.
Leavitt, Mary Clement
educator, lecturer, was born Sept. 22, 1830, in Hopkinton, N. H. She is a successful lecturer on temperance, missions, white cross, equal suffrage, travels, and other subjects; and her great work has been in organizing the World's Woman's Christian Temperance union; of which she is the honorary life president. For twenty years she taught her own school for young ladies and children in Boston, where she was also a salaried church singer.
Leavitt, Samuel
author. He is a journalist of Joliet, Ill.; and the author of Dictator Grant; Our Money Wars; and other works on economy.
Leavitt, Samuel Dean
soldier, lawyer, legislator, was born Aug. 12, 1837, in Eastport, Maine, which has always been his place of residence. He received a liberal education in the common schools and at Franklin and Dunne's academy. In 1861 he was admitted to the bar; and in October of the same year raised a company and was commissioned first lieutenant of company A, fifteenth regiment Maine volunteer infantry, and served with his regiment in the department of the Gulf. He served as judge advocate on General Chamberlain's staff. In 1873 he was elected a representative to the Maine state legislature, and received the re-election for a second term.
In 1879 he was elected adjutant-general of the state. In 1876 he was a delegate at large to the national convention that nominated Tilden. In 1886 he was appointed collector of customs. In 1893 he was instrumental in making Eastport a city, and was elected its first mayor. In 1895 he was appointed a commissioner to codify the laws for the national guard; was a commissioner to the Mexican exposition; is a prominent member of several fraternal orders; and has always been prominently identified with the public affairs of his city, county and state.
Le Blond, Francis C
lawyer, congressman, was born in Ohio. In 1851 he was elected for two years to the Ohio state legislature; was re-elected in 1853, and served as speaker of that body. In 1862 was elected a representative from Ohio to the thirty-eighth congress; and was re-elected to the thirty-ninth congress.
Le Clair, Joseph Clarence
lawyer, was born Sept. 12, 1871, in Green Bay, Wis. After receiving a liberal education, he was admitted to the bar; and has since attained success as an able lawyer in his native city.
Lecompte, Joseph
congressman, was born in Woodford county, Ky. He was a representative in congress from Kentucky from 1825 to 1833.
Lecompte, Samuel D
lawyer, jurist, was born in Maryland. He was appointed chief justice of the United States court for the territory of Kansas; and took a leading part in the affairs of that territory.
Le Conte, John
physician, naturalist, author, was born Dec. 4, 1818, in Liberty county, Ga. He was a naturalist and physician; president of the university of California in 1875-81; and professor of physics there before and after his presidency. He was the author of Philosophy of Medicine; Study of the Physical Sciences; and Vital Statistics. He died in 1891.
Le Conte, John Eaton
civil engineer, naturalist, author, was born Feb. 22, 1784, near Shrewsbury, N. J. He is a naturalist who in early life served in the corps of army engineers with the rank of major. He was the author of Monographs of North American Species of Utricularia, Gratiola, and Ruellia; and North American Species of Viola. He died Nov. 21, 1860, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Le Conte, John Lawrence
entomologist, author, was born May 13, 1825, in New York city. He was an entomologist of distinction; and the author of List of Coleoptera of North America, and other technical publications. He died Nov. 15, 1883, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Le Conte, Joseph
educator, geologist, scientist, was born Feb. 26, 1823, in Liberty county, Ga. Le Conte is distinguished in the annals of American science; and has served as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1851, in company with Agassiz, he studied the keys and reefs of Florida. During 1852-56 he filled the chair of geology and natural history in the university of Georgia; when he was called to the chair of chemistry and geology in the South Carolina college; and has since been connected with many institucions of learning. In 1857 he delivered lectures on Coal and on Coral Reefs before the Smithsonian institution. He is the author of Elements of Geology, a text book for colleges and for the general reader; and a dozen other works on kinared topics. Besides geology, he has devoted his attention very largely to the phenomena and theory of binocular vision; and during 1869-77 published various investigations on that subject. He is also the author of two volumes of essays; and his latest book is entitled Evolution and Its Relation to Religious Thought. He is now connected with the university of California.
Le Conte, Lewis
naturalist, was born Aug. 4, 1782, near Shrewsbury, N. J.
He established a botanical garden on his plantation in Georgia, which was especially rich in bulbous plants from the Cape of Good Hope, and a laboratory in which he tested the discoveries of the chemists of the day. He died Jan. 9, 1838, in Liberty county, Ga.
Le Count, James M
journalist, poet, was born Sept. 24, 1835, in Lyons, N. Y. Since 1876 he has been the editor and owner of the Press of Hartford, Wis.
He is the author of a volume of poems entitled The Hermit of Holy Hill.
Le Duc, William Gates
soldier, railroad builder, was born March 29, 1823, in Wilkesville, Ohio. At the breaking out of the civil war he entered the union army as captain and assistant quartermaster; joined the army of the Tennessee, where he became chief quartermaster; and was promoted to brevet brigadier-general. He was appointed commissioner of agriculture at Washington, in which position he served four years.
Ledyard, Henry
lawyer, state senator, was born March 3, 1812, in New York city. He was a member of the Michigan state senate in 1857-58; and subsequently was assistant secretary of state at Washington, D. C. He died in 1880, in London, England.
Ledyard, Henry Brockholst
railroad president, was born Feb. 20, 1844, in France. In 1883 he became president of the Michigan Central railroad at Detroit.
Ledyard, John
traveler, was born in 1751, in Groton, Conn. He fitted himself for a missionary to the Indians; but subsequently embarked with Captain Cook on his last voyage around the world.
He died Jan. 17, 1789, in Cairo, Egypt.