Isaac Leffler | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 18th district | |
In office March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Johnson |
Succeeded by | Philip Doddridge |
Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territory | |
In office November 6, 1837 – June 11, 1838 | |
Preceded by | Peter H. Engle |
Succeeded by | William 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 by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position 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 by | Samuel H. Fitzhugh & John Parrott |
Succeeded by | John Parrott & John McLure |
In office December 5, 1825 – December 3, 1827 Serving with William McKinley (1825–1826) & Morgan Nelson (1826–1827) | |
Preceded by | William McKinley & Zachariah Jacob |
Succeeded by | Samuel H. Fitzhugh & John Parrott |
In office December 1, 1823 – November 29, 1824 Serving with Adam Faris | |
Preceded by | Adam Faris & James Shannon |
Succeeded by | William McKinley & Zachariah Jacob |
In office December 1, 1817 – December 6, 1819 Serving with William Irwin (1817–1818) & Moses W. Chapline (1818–1819) | |
Preceded by | Alexander Caldwell & William Irwin |
Succeeded by | William Irwin & William Chapline |
Personal details | |
Born | Washington County, Pennsylvania, U.S. | November 7, 1788
Died | March 8, 1866 Chariton, Iowa, U.S. | (aged 77)
Resting place | Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa, U.S. |
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Relatives | Shepherd 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.