Isaac Leffler

Isaac Leffler
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 18th district
In office
March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829
Preceded byJoseph Johnson
Succeeded byPhilip Doddridge
Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territory
In office
November 6, 1837 – June 11, 1838
Preceded byPeter H. Engle
Succeeded byWilliam B. Sheldon
Member of the House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territory for Des Moines County
In office
October 25, 1836 – November 26, 1838
Serving with Thomas Blair, John Box, George W. Teas, David R. Chance, Warren L. Jenkins, & Eli Reynolds
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the Ohio district
In office
December 3, 1832 – December 2, 1833
Serving with John Parrott
Preceded bySamuel H. Fitzhugh & John Parrott
Succeeded byJohn Parrott & John McLure
In office
December 5, 1825 – December 3, 1827
Serving with William McKinley (1825–1826) & Morgan Nelson (1826–1827)
Preceded byWilliam McKinley & Zachariah Jacob
Succeeded bySamuel H. Fitzhugh & John Parrott
In office
December 1, 1823 – November 29, 1824
Serving with Adam Faris
Preceded byAdam Faris & James Shannon
Succeeded byWilliam McKinley & Zachariah Jacob
In office
December 1, 1817 – December 6, 1819
Serving with William Irwin (1817–1818) & Moses W. Chapline (1818–1819)
Preceded byAlexander Caldwell & William Irwin
Succeeded byWilliam Irwin & William Chapline
Personal details
Born(1788-11-07)November 7, 1788
Washington County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 8, 1866(1866-03-08) (aged 77)
Chariton, Iowa, U.S.
Resting placeAspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa, U.S.
Political party
Spouses
  • Rebecca Foreman
    (m. 1813; died 1830)
  • Lethenia Sprigg Mitchell
  • (died 1879)
Children
  • Jane Ellouise (Kelly)
  • (b. 1816; died 1888)
  • Emily (Chalfant)
  • (b. 1826; died 1898)
  • Sarah Lowther (Edwards)
  • (b. 1844; died 1908)
RelativesShepherd Leffler (brother)

Isaac Leffler (November 7, 1788 – March 8, 1866), sometimes spelled Lefler or Loeffler, was an American lawyer and Iowa pioneer who represented Virginia's 18th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for one term in the 1820s. He also served in the legislatures of the Commonwealth of Virginia, as well as the Wisconsin and Iowa Territories. His younger brother, Shepherd Leffler, became one of Iowa's first congressmen after achieving statehood.