Leonard Covington

Leonard Wailes Covington (born October 30, 1768 in Aquasco , Prince George's County , Province of Maryland , †  November 14, 1813 in Sackets Harbor , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1805 and 1807 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

After finishing school, Leonard Covington joined the US Army in 1792 . By 1795 he rose to the rank of captain. He took part in some Indian wars. After his military service, he worked in agriculture. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson . He served in the Maryland House of Representatives for several years . In the congressional election of 1804 , Covington was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded Walter Bowie on March 4, 1805 . Until March 3, 1807 he was able to complete a legislative term in Congress .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Leonard Covington returned to the army. In 1809 he was promoted to colonel. A year later he commanded Fort Adams on the Mississippi . He later belonged to the forces that occupied Baton Rouge and part of western Florida . Covington was promoted to Brigadier General during the British-American War . He was seriously wounded on November 13, 1813 at the Battle of Chryslers Field near Sackets Harbor and died the following day.

According to him, Covington County in Mississippi and Covington County , Alabama and numerous places like Covington in Kentucky and Covington named in Louisiana.

Web links

• Leonard Covington in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Leonard Covington in the database of Find a Grave (English)