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Affiliation | Democratic |
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Name | Paul Leidy |
Address | Danville, Pennsylvania , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
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November 13, 1813
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Died | September 11, 1877
(63 years)
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Contributor | Chronicler |
Last Modifed | Chronicler Jan 17, 2009 08:12am |
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Info | LEIDY, Paul, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Hemlock Township, Columbia County, Pa., November 13, 1813; attended the common schools; apprenticed as a tailor; taught school in Danville, Pa., for several years; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1837 and commenced practice in Danville; district attorney of Montour County 1852-1857; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John G. Montgomery and served from December 7, 1857, to March 3, 1859; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858 to the Thirty-sixth Congress; died in Danville, Pa., September 11, 1877; interment in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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