Isaac Leffler

Isaac Leffler (born November 7, 1788 in Washington County , Pennsylvania , †  March 8, 1866 in Chariton , Iowa ) was an American politician . Between 1827 and 1829 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Isaac Leffler was the older brother of Congressman Shepherd Leffler (1811–1879). He was born on his grandfather 's Sylvia's Plain plantation and then attended public schools in his home country. He then graduated from Jefferson College in Canonsburg . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Wheeling in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career. Between 1817 and 1833 he sat several times in the Virginia House of Representatives . In 1827 he was a member of the State Committee for Public Works. In the 1820s he joined the movement against future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the short-lived National Republican Party .

In the 1826 congressional election , Leffler was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 18th  electoral district of Virginia , where he succeeded Joseph Johnson on March 4, 1827 . Since he was not confirmed in 1828, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1829 . This was shaped by the heated discussions between supporters and opponents of Andrew Jackson.

In 1835, Isacc Leffler moved to the Michigan Territory , where he settled in what is now Des Moines County in the future state of Iowa. In his new home he first practiced as a lawyer. In 1836 he was also a judge there. After the establishment of the Wisconsin Territory , he was elected to the local territorial parliament. In 1837 he was president of this chamber. In 1841 he was elected to the Territorial House of Representatives for the Iowa Territory ; from 1843 to 1845 he was US Marshal for the District of Iowa. In the following years he was a lawyer in Burlington . From 1852 to 1853 he was a tax collector in the Chariton Land District of Iowa. Isaac Leffler died on March 8, 1866 in Chariton.

Web links

• Isaac Leffler in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Isaac Leffler in the database of Find a Grave (English)