Fred Churchill Leonard | |
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From 1901's Notable Men of Pittsburgh and Vicinity | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 16th district | |
In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | |
Preceded by | Albert Cole Hopkins |
Succeeded by | Horace Billings Packer |
Personal details | |
Born | (1856-02-16)February 16, 1856 Elmer, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | December 5, 1921(1921-12-05) (aged 65) Coudersport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Resting place | Eulalia Cemetery, Coudersport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Williston Seminary Yale College |
Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Fred Churchill Leonard (February 16, 1856 – December 5, 1921) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Fred C. Leonard was born in Elmer, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, the State normal school at Mansfield, Pennsylvania, and Williston Seminary in Easthampton, Massachusetts. He graduated from Yale College in 1883. He studied law in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, and was admitted to the bar in 1885. He moved to Elmira, New York, and thence, in 1887, to Coudersport, Pennsylvania, and practiced law.
Leonard was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1896. He resumed the practice of law in Coudersport. He served as United States marshal for the western district of Pennsylvania from January 15, 1898, until May 6, 1901, when he was transferred to the middle district and served until July 2, 1906. He was engaged in banking, and died in Coudersport in 1921. Interment in Eulalia Cemetery.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Fred C. Leonard (id: L000245)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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Preceded byAlbert Cole Hopkins | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district 1895-1897 |
Succeeded byHorace Billings Packer |
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