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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Benjamin F. Leiter |
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Canton, Ohio , United States |
| Email | None |
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October 13, 1813
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| Died | June 17, 1866
(52 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | LEITER, Benjamin Franklin, a Representative from Ohio; born in Leitersburg, Md., October 13, 1813; received a limited schooling; taught school in Maryland 1830-1834; moved to Ohio and taught school 1834-1842; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1842 and commenced practice in Canton, Stark County, Ohio; justice of the peace; mayor for ten years; member of the state house of representatives in 1848 and 1849 and served as speaker in the latter year; elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth and reelected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1859); died in Canton, Ohio, June 17, 1866; interment in West Lawn Cemetery.
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