UKRRlNtJSHAWS I.IMKAUV OF AMKKK'AN BIOGRAPHY. cuvalry; and in
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Leiter, Levi Zeigler, merchant, capitalist, In was born in 1S-J3 in Leiter-burg. Md. ISCm he and Marshall Field s«dd tin ir inter-
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their old linn to .lohn '. Farwell, a controlling interest in the dry The firm licame Field. Palmer and Leiter then Field, when he l.ciler and ••ompany until 1881 He then gave »old his interest ami retirwl. his attenti(ui to buying and improving busi-
Leiper, George Gray, lawvor. eongrcHsman, 3, 178G, in iJelaware county. In 1820-;J1 he was a represLMit alive from I'rnnsylvania to the twenty-first eon^•re.-*s. lie (lie, in Delaware coiinty, I'a. Leisenring, John, civil and ininin;^ engineer, congressman, was born .Tune 3, 18.53. in Asliton, Pa. He was president of numerous coal and iron companies; and a director of several national banks. In 185>5-97 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the fifty-fourth congress as a republican. He die<l .Tiin. 19. 1001. in Philadelphia. Pa. Leistr, Joseph, farmer, rabbi, author, poet, wan born in 1873 in Canandaigua, N.V. He has iM'en ral»bi of Kinuston, N.Y., and Sioux City. Iowa. lie is the author of Hefore the liawn, a collection of verse; The Lustinps of nnincii.
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Pa.
ness properties in Cliicagr), III. He died in P.I04 in ( hicago. HI. Leland, Aaron, clergyman, jurist, lieutenwas born -May 28. 17(51. in aiil governor, llolliston, .Mass. He was a member of the ermont state legislature in 1801-11. during which period he was thrice elected -.peaker. He was a councillor for four years; and for live successive years electeil lieUteiimt-governor of 'ermoiit. He .iKo served as .in assistant justice <if the county c^iurt for eigliti-en years. Uv died Aug. 2.), 1833. in ( lu'ster. Vt. Leland, Charles A., lawyer, jurist, legisla-
For tor, was born in 18(50 in Sharon. Ohio. v>eial years he was prosecuting attorney if Noble* county. Ohio; and in 1S1M5 !>!• was lie iiieniber of the Ohio state legislature, was cleeled an associate justice of the f»n-
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pieine court of torro. N.Mi'X.
New
authority upon (lypsy lore. He was the ail
mat, was born .March 2!l, 18.">7. in Pittsburg. Pa. In 1881-8(5 In- was euKa^ed in the steel and l»e<"anie president brokeraK** business of the Carnexie sii-^d company. In 18S>7-l'.>Ul he was envoy e.xlraordimtry and m'nister and since plenipotentiary to Swil/erlaml !•(!(( lias been and>iissador to Turkey. Leisler, Jacob, stddier. jurist, was Imrn in IJermany. In 1»583 he was a']»pointed one of the judges, or <-ommissioners. of the court
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poems
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in New New York
Benjamin
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rsburg. .Md.
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York.
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legislator, 13. 18l:i, in Lei-
18.30-34 he
taught H-h<Md at ( anion.
and bejian the practice of law
a niendM-r of the Ohio legisIn 18.")") .">!» he was a ( Uiio to the thirty fourth thirty liflh congress«.s as a lepulilican.
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lie
was
lature in 18 4S 4!». representative from
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Letter, Joseph, railroad presi«lent, capitalwas born Dee. 4. 18(58, in I'hieago, III. In IS'M h.' grailuated fr<»m Harvard iiniver si(y. In 18H2 08 he was agent for his father, the late Levi Z. l^-i(»'r. lie is vice-pn-sident fuel company: a director I niversal «>f (he ist,
the Chicago Kdison company; and a director in the South Siile elevate*! railway rompany. Il«' is the principal owner of tlw loal mines at Zeighr. 111.: and president of the Zeigler ami gulf railroad company. in
Land:
The
and other Songs of the l-Jiys
The
of the Fiiglish
and T heir Language; Origin of
(
Jypsies
the (.'ypsies;
lawyer,
Sea and
.May
city.
F.,
Mreit-
Mallads;
.Music Lesson of Con-
I
Leiter,
Hans
of
tlior
inann
1(5.
died in So-
lived much in Kurope. He was consideretl an
C'anaway and .Miss Willie, a libretto. Leishman, John C. A., merclumt. diplo-
of admiralty
He
Mexico.
Leland, Charles Godfrey, author, poet, was He is born .ug. I.'). 1824. in Philadelphia. a xery versatile Philadelphia author: and
The
y p s i e s; Leg««nds of
(J
.Mgon(|iiin
The
New
Sketch B(M»k .brnhani iiieolii and the .Abolition of Slavery; Practical Kdiication: Manual of Wood Carving; .md Memoirs. He died in 19(t3 in Italy. Leland, Henry, painter, artist, was liorn in |S.*iO. ill Walpolc. Mass. His principal paintings are A Chevalier of the Time of Henry III: and An Italian (iirl. He <|ied i:M<,ditnd:
l^gvpliaii
I
Mec.
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1.S77.
ill
Paris,
ranee.
Leland, Henry Perry, soldier, author, was born «)et. 2S. 1S2S. in Pliila.l.-ljdiia. Pa. lie '•erveil as lieutenant in a nnsylvania regiiiK'nt during the civil war. He was the anIhor of The .Anu'ricans in Home; an*l The (.'rev Hay Mare, and other humorous sketches. He did Sc,)!. 22. 18(58. in Philadelphia. Pa. Leland, John, eh-rgyinan, founder, was born May 14. I7.")4. in Crafton. .Mass. He was a prolific writer. :iiid luring his liftciMi years' ministry in Virginia preached more th«*i I
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