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American politician
John Peter Leedom
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In office
March 4, 1881 ? March 3, 1883
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Preceded by
| Frank H. Hurd
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Succeeded by
| Henry Lee Morey
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In office
1884?1890
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Leader
| John G. Carlisle
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Preceded by
| George W. Hooker
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Succeeded by
| Adoniram J. Holmes
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Born
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1847-12-20
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December 20, 1847
Adams County, Ohio
, US
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Died
| March 18, 1895
(1895-03-18)
(aged 47)
Toledo, Ohio
, US
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Resting place
| Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Manchester, Ohio
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Political party
| Democratic
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John Peter Leedom
(December 20, 1847 – March 18, 1895) was a
U.S. Representative
from
Ohio
for one-term from 1881 to 1883.
Biography
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Born in
Adams County, Ohio
, Leedom attended the common schools. He graduated from Smith's Mercantile College,
Portsmouth, Ohio
, in 1863. He went on to teach in the public schools of Portsmouth, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. Leedom was elected clerk of the court of common pleas of Adams County in 1874 and was reelected in 1877. He served as a member of the Democratic State central committee in 1879.
Congress
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Leedom was elected as a
Democrat
to the
Forty-seventh
Congress (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the
Forty-eighth
Congress. He later served as
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
from 1884 to 1890. He died in
Toledo, Ohio
, and is interred in the Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Manchester, Ohio
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See also
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Sources
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This article incorporates
public domain material
from the
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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