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Leader, Adam H. —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Mayor
of Reading, Pa., 1899-1902.
Burial location unknown.
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Leader, George Michael
(1918-2013) —
also known as George M. Leader —
of Dover, York
County, Pa.; Camp Hill, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born near York, York
County, Pa., January
17, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
York County Democratic Party, 1946-50; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 28th District, 1951-54; candidate for Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1952; Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1958.
Lutheran.
Member, Tau
Kappa Epsilon; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Amvets;
American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in Hershey, Westmoreland
County, Pa., May 9,
2013 (age 95 years, 112
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Leader, Guy Alvin —
also known as Guy A. Leader —
of York
County, Pa.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 28th District, 1943-50; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Pennsylvania.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Leader, Henry B. —
of York, York
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Leader, Joshua —
of Mt. Joy, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Democrat. Postmaster at Mt.
Joy, Pa., 1853-61.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Leader, Joyce Ellen (b.
1942) —
Born in 1942.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Guinea, 1999.
Female.
Still living as of 1999.
|
| | Leader,
Peerless: See
Israel
Wilson Durham |
| | Leader,
The: See
Frank
Hague |
| | Leader, The
Peerless: See
William
Jennings Bryan |
| LEADINGHAM (Soundex
L352)
— See also
BEDINGHAUS,
EADINGTON,
HARDINGHAM,
HEADING,
INGHAM,
KEADING,
LUEDINGHAUS,
READING,
READINGER,
VALANDINGHAM,
VALLANDINGHAM,
VANLANDINGHAM.
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| LEADON (Soundex
L350)
— See also
ADON,
DELANO,
DONALEE,
HEADON,
LANDOE,
LEATON,
LIDDON,
LODEAN,
LYDON,
ODNEAL,
WEADON,
WHEADON.
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| LEAF (Soundex
L100)
— See also
ALEF,
GREENLEAF,
LEAFDALE,
LEAFE,
LEAP,
LEEF,
LEEFE,
LEFA,
LEFF,
LEIF,
LEUF,
LIFE,
LIFF,
OAKLEAF,
REDLEAF,
TOLEAFOA,
VANCLEAF.
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| LEAFDALE (Soundex
L134)
— See also
AUFDERHEIDE,
DALE,
FDR,
GREENLEAF,
HALFDAN,
LEAF,
LEAFE,
OAKLEAF,
REDLEAF,
TOLEAFOA,
VANCLEAF.
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| | Leafdale, C.
Edgar See Charles Edgar
Leafdale |
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Leafdale, Charles Edgar
(1906-1991) —
also known as C. Edgar Leafdale —
of Potter, Cheyenne
County, Neb.; Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Potter, Cheyenne
County, Neb., November
1, 1906.
Democrat. Farmer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1948; wholesale
grocer.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Farmers
Union; Lions.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 2,
1991 (age 84 years, 213
days).
Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz.
| |  |
Relatives: Son
of Anthoney Morris Leafdale and Flora (Johnson) Leafdale; married, August
19, 1934, to Inez Lorraine Davis. |
| | | Image source: Chadron (Neb.) Record,
March 19, 1948 |
|
| | Leafdale,
Edgar See Charles Edgar
Leafdale |
| LEAFE (Soundex
L100)
— See also
GREENLEAF,
HEAFER,
LEAF,
LEAFDALE,
LEEF,
LEEFE,
LEFF,
LEIF,
LEUF,
LIFE,
LIFF,
OAKLEAF,
REDLEAF,
SCHEAFER,
SHEAFE,
SHEAFER,
TOLEAFOA,
VANCLEAF.
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| LEAGUE (Soundex
L200)
— See also
AGUE,
CLEAGE,
LAGUE,
LEG,
LEGE,
LEGG,
LEGGE,
LOAGUE,
MCKEAGUE,
MCTEAGUE,
MELEAGI,
MULLEAGUE,
TEAGUE.
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| LEAHAN (Soundex
L500)
— See also
BEAHAM,
BEAHAN,
LEAHEY,
LEAHMAN,
LEAHY,
LEAMAN,
LEEHAN,
LEHANE,
LENAHAN,
NAHALE,
OULLAHAN,
SHEAHAN,
SKEAHAN.
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| LEAHEY (Soundex
L000)
— See also
HEALEY,
LAHAIE,
LAHAY,
LAHAYE,
LAHEY,
LAYHA,
LEAHAN,
LEAHMAN,
LEAHY,
LEHEW,
LEIHY,
LOUHI,
NEAHER,
TEAHEN.
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Leahey, Francis M. —
of Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. First
selectman of Suffield, Connecticut, 1954-57.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Leahey, Joseph P. —
of New York.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1990 (34th District), 1992 (31st
District).
Still living as of 1992.
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| |
Leahey, Matthew —
of Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Suffield; elected 1942.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| LEAHMAN (Soundex
L550)
— See also
AHMANN,
AHMANSON,
DAHMAN,
HAHMANN,
LAHMAN,
LEACHMAN,
LEAHAN,
LEAHEY,
LEAHY,
LEAMAN,
LEEMAN,
LEHMAN,
LEMAN,
LEMANN,
LEYMAN,
LYMAN,
RAHMAN,
RAHMANN,
REAHM.
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| LEAHY (Soundex
L000)
— See also
HALEY,
HALLEY,
HAYLE,
HEALLY,
HEALY,
LAHAIE,
LAHAY,
LAHAYE,
LAHEY,
LAYHA,
LEAHAN,
LEAHEY,
LEAHMAN,
LEAMY,
LEHEW,
LEIHY,
LOUHI.
|
| | LEAHY:
See also
J.
Jules Brinkman —
Frank
T. Kenna |
| |
Leahy, Albert D.
(1903-1994) —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Born in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., March 3,
1903.
Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Claremont
2nd Ward, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Rotary.
Died, in a nursing
home at Unity, Sullivan
County, N.H., March 1,
1994 (age 90 years, 363
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Claremont, N.H.
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Leahy, B. Thomas —
of Bound Brook, Somerset
County, N.J.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1964;
candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly District 8, 1967.
Still living as of 1967.
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| |
Leahy, Daniel P. —
of Massachusetts.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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| |
Leahy, David D. —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state senate Fifth Suffolk District, 1905.
Burial location unknown.
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| |
Leahy, David J. —
of Raton, Colfax
County, N.M.; East Las Vegas (now part of Las Vegas), San Miguel
County, N.M.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
an officer in the Rough Riders under Theodore
Roosevelt; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Mexico Territory, 1900;
U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1907-12; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Mexico, 1920;
district judge in New Mexico, 1922-25.
In August 1925, he assaulted Carl Magee, editor of the New Mexico
State Tribune, knocking him down and kicking him; Magee, from the
floor, shot
him with a revolver, injuring Leahy and accidentally killing a
bystander.
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Las Vegas, N.M.
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Leahy, Edward F. —
of Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Ballston Spa, N.Y., 1947.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Leahy, Edward Laurence
(1886-1953) —
also known as Edward L. Leahy —
of Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., February
9, 1886.
Democrat. State court judge in Rhode Island, 1910; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1911; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1949-50; federal
judge, 1951.
Died July 22,
1953 (age 67 years, 163
days).
Interment at North
Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.
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Leahy, Eugene A.
(1929-2000) —
also known as Gene Leahy —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Imogene, Fremont
County, Iowa, May 8,
1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
municipal judge in Nebraska, 1964-68; mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1969-73.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from complications of lung
cancer, at the Veterans Administration Medical
Center, Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
18, 2000 (age 70 years, 255
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Neb.
|
| | Leahy, Gene
See Eugene A. Leahy |
| |
Leahy, J. Robert —
of Price
County, Wis.
Democrat. Candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly from Price County, 1948, 1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Leahy, James Patrick —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Dublin, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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| |
Leahy, Jessie —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Leahy, John B. —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1901.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Leahy, John C. —
of Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.
Republican. Candidate for Maryland
state house of delegates District 20, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
|
| |
Leahy, John Egan
(1842-1915) —
also known as John E. Leahy —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Dover, Strafford
County, N.H., February
15, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; mayor of
Wausau, Wis., 1879-82; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1883; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1887.
Died December
23, 1915 (age 73 years, 311
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Wausau, Wis.
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Leahy, John F. —
of Jackson
County, Mo.
Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 3rd District,
1903-04.
Burial location unknown.
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| |
Leahy, John H. —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state senate 8th District; elected 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Leahy, John J. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1906.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Leahy, John J. —
Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Leahy, John J. —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Leahy, John P. —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Democrat. Candidate for Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1904, 1905.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Leahy, Michael Patrick —
of Thompsons Station, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Leahy, Patrick Joseph (b.
1940) —
also known as Patrick J. Leahy —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., March
31, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer; Chittenden
County State's Attorney, 1966-75; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1975-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Vermont, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Irish
and Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Leahy, Paul Conway
(1904-1966) —
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., February
9, 1904.
U.S.
District Judge for Delaware, 1942-57; took senior status 1957.
Died July 3,
1966 (age 62 years, 144
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| | Leahy,
Robert See J. Robert
Leahy |
| | Leahy,
Thomas See B. Thomas
Leahy |
 |
Leahy, Thomas A. —
of Lake Placid, Essex
County, N.Y.
Republican. Hotelier;
member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1936-38.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Leahy, Thomas E. —
of Plainfield, Windham
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plainfield, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Leahy, William Daniel
(1875-1959) —
also known as William D. Leahy; "Almirante
Lija"; "Admiral Sandpaper" —
Born in Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa, May 6,
1875.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War I; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1939-40; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1940-42; Fleet Admiral of the U.S. Navy, 1944.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 20,
1959 (age 84 years, 75
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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| |
Leahy, William J. —
of Jackson
County, Mo.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 9th District,
1927-28.
Burial location unknown.
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| LEAIRD (Soundex
L630)
— See also
ADRIEL,
BAIRD,
BEAIRD,
CHEAIRS,
DARIEL,
DELAIR,
DERIAL,
GAIRDIAN,
GALEAI,
KINNAIRD,
LAIRD,
LARDIE,
LEARD,
MCLEAISH,
PEAIRS,
PEAIRSON,
RAIDLE,
RAIRDEN.
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| LEAK (Soundex
L200)
— See also
AKEL,
BLEAK,
BLEAKLEY,
BLEAKLY,
FLEAK,
KALE,
LAKE,
LEACH,
LEAKE,
LEAKIN,
LEAR,
LEAS,
LEASK,
LECHE,
LECK,
LEECH,
LEEK,
LEEKA,
LEEKE,
LEICH,
LEICK,
LEIK,
LEMAK,
LEPAK,
LEUCH,
LEZAK,
LICH,
LICK,
LIKE,
PLEAK,
UNDERLEAK.
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