Isaac Leet

Isaac Leet (1801 – June 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.

Isaac Leet
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 21st district
In office
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841
Preceded byThomas M. T. McKennan
Succeeded byJoseph Lawrence
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 20th district
In office
1833–1836
Preceded byJonathan Knight
Succeeded byJohn James Pearson
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 17th district
In office
1837–1838
Preceded byGeorge McCulloch
Succeeded byJohn Hoge Ewing
Personal details
Born1801 (1801)
Washington, Pennsylvania
DiedJune 10, 1844(1844-06-10) (aged 42–43)
Washington, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materWashington College

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 and is interred in the Cooke Burial Grounds near Washington, Pennsylvania.[3]

Footnotes
  1. Crumrine, Boyd (1902). The courts of justice, bench & bar of Washington County, Pennsylvania. Chicago: R.R. Donnelly & Sons. p. 280. Retrieved November 5, 2019. isaac leet pennsylvania senator.
  2. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Isaac Leet Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  3. "Isaac Leet". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

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