Isaac Leet

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Isaac Leet (1801Template:SpndJune 10, 1844) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district from 1839 to 1841.

Biography

Isaac Leet was born near Washington, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Washington College (now Washington & Jefferson College) in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1822. He studied law under Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan[1] was admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced practice in Washington, Pennsylvania. He served as treasurer of Washington County, Pennsylvania, from 1826 to 1830. He was deputy attorney general of Washington County from 1830 to 1834, and was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 20th district from 1833 to 1836 and the 17th district from 1837 to 1838.[2]

Leet was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1840 to the Twenty-seventh Congress. He died in Washington in 1844.

Footnotes

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Sources

Template:CongBio

Template:Error
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 20th district
1833–1836 Template:S-ttl/check
Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 17th district
1837–1838 Template:S-ttl/check
Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Template:Error
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Member of the [[List of United States representatives from Template:US State Abbrev|U.S. House of Representatives]]
from Template:Ushr

1839–1841 Template:S-ttl/check
Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by

Template:Authority control


Template:Asbox