John Leisenring
John Leisenring | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 12th district | |
In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | |
Preceded by | William H. Hines |
Succeeded by | Morgan B. Williams |
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
In office 1894-1895 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ashton, Pennsylvania | June 3, 1853
Died | January 19, 1901 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | (aged 47)
Political party | Republican |
John Leisenring (June 3, 1853 – January 19, 1901) was an American politicians from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district from 1895 to 1897.
Formative years[]
John Leisenring was born in Ashton, Pennsylvania, now known as Lansford, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. He attended two public schools, Schwartz’s Academy in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and an academy in Merchantville and Princeton, New Jersey. He became a civil and mining engineer and was identified with banking, coal, iron, and lumber industries. He moved from Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania to Upper Lehigh, Pennsylvania, in 1885.
Political career[]
A Republican, Leisenring was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1894 and 1895, and was then elected to the Fifty-fourth Congress. He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1896. He was a delegate to the Republican State convention in 1896. He resumed his former business pursuits and served as president of the Upper Lehigh Coal Company.
Death and interment[]
Leisenring died in Philadelphia in 1901, and was interred in the City Cemetery at Mauch Chunk. He was 47 at the time of his death.
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- 1853 births
- 1901 deaths
- American bankers
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Politicians from Philadelphia
- Politicians from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Republicans
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century American politicians
- 19th-century American businesspeople