John E. Leonard

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John E. Leonard

John Edwards Leonard (born September 22, 1845 in Fairville , Chester County , Pennsylvania , †  March 15, 1878 in Havana , Cuba ) was an American politician . Between 1877 and 1878 he represented the state of Louisiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Leonard was a great-nephew of John Edwards (1786-1843), who had represented the state of Pennsylvania in Congress between 1839 and 1843 . He attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1863 the Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter ( New Hampshire ). He then studied to 1867 at Harvard University . After studying law in Germany and being admitted to the bar in 1870, he began to work in his new profession in Monroe (Louisiana). In 1871 and 1872 Leonard was a district attorney in the 13th judicial district of his state. In 1876 he became an associate judge on the Louisiana Supreme Court . In the meantime he worked as a lawyer.

Politically, Leonard became a member of the Republican Party . In the congressional election of 1876 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fifth constituency of Louisiana , where he succeeded William B. Spencer on March 4, 1877 . However, he could not end his legislative term in Congress, which actually ran until March 3, 1879 , because he died on March 15, 1878. John Leonard was buried in Middletown, Pennsylvania.

Web links

  • John E. Leonard in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Leonard, John E.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Leonard, John Edwards (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 22, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH Fairville , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH March 15, 1878
Place of death Havana , Cuba