Leon D. Case
Leon D. Case (January 15, 1877 – July 6, 1939) was a politician in Michigan.
Biography[]
Case was born Leon Donald Case on in Ellsworth, Wisconsin.[1]
Career[]
Case was twice a member of the Michigan Senate. First serving from 1913 to 1914, and, after unsuccessfully running in 1928, serving again from 1933 to 1936. In 1936, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan to run on the gubernatorial ticket with Frank Murphy, losing to Leo J. Nowicki. Later, he was Michigan Secretary of State from 1937 to 1938.
Case died in Milwaukee at the age of 62.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Leon Donald Case". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "Democratic Leader Dies", The Saint Joseph Herald-Press (July 6, 1939), p. 1.
Categories:
- People from Ellsworth, Wisconsin
- Secretaries of State of Michigan
- Michigan state senators
- Michigan Democrats
- 1877 births
- 1939 deaths
- 20th-century American politicians
- Michigan politician stubs