George Gray Leiper
George Gray Leiper (born February 3, 1786 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † November 18, 1868 in Delaware County , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1829 and 1831 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .
Career
George Leiper attended the public schools of his home country and then studied until 1803 at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. In 1810 he moved into his Lapidea estate in Delaware County. There he worked, among other things, in the wood industry and operated some quarries. During the British-American War he was called into active military service as a member of the Delaware County militia. In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 . Between 1822 and 1823 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania .
In the congressional election of 1828 Leiper was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Charles Miner on March 4, 1829 . Since he refused to run again in 1830, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1831 , during which he was chairman of the committee to control the expenditure of the Ministry of Finance. Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.
After his time in the US House of Representatives, George Leiper continued to operate his quarries. Between 1843 and 1851 he was an associate judge in Delaware County. He died on November 18, 1868 on his Lapidea estate .
Web links
- George Gray Leiper in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- George Gray Leiper in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Miner |
United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (4th constituency) with James Buchanan and Joshua Evans March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1831 |
David Potts |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leiper, George Gray |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1786 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 18, 1868 |
| Place of death | Delaware County , Pennsylvania |