Paul Leidy
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Paul Leidy was a Democratic
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
Paul Leidy was born in Hemlock Township, Pennsylvania
. He attended the common schools and apprenticed as a tailor
. He taught school in Danville, Pennsylvania
, for several years. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1837 and commenced practice in Danville. He served as district attorney of Montour County, Pennsylvania
from 1852 to 1857.
Leidy was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John G. Montgomery. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858
. He died in Danville in 1877. Interment in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Paul Leidy was born in Hemlock Township, Pennsylvania
Hemlock Township, Pennsylvania
Hemlock Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land. Its natural eastern boundary is formed by the Fishing Creek...
. He attended the common schools and apprenticed as a tailor
Tailor
A tailor is a person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.Although the term dates to the thirteenth century, tailor took on its modern sense in the late eighteenth century, and now refers to makers of men's and women's suits, coats, trousers,...
. He taught school in Danville, Pennsylvania
Danville, Pennsylvania
Danville is a borough in Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA, of which it is the county seat, on the North Branch of the Susquehanna River. Danville was home to 8,042 people in 1900, 7,517 people in 1910, and 7,122 people in 1940. The population was 4,897 at the 2000 census...
, for several years. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1837 and commenced practice in Danville. He served as district attorney of Montour County, Pennsylvania
Montour County, Pennsylvania
Montour County is located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2010, the county's population was 18,267. Its county seat is Danville. It is named for Andrew Montour, a prominent métis interpreter who served with George Washington during the French and Indian War. The county is part of the...
from 1852 to 1857.
Leidy was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth
35th United States Congress
The 35th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1859, during the first two years of James...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John G. Montgomery. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858
United States House election, 1858
Following the U.S. House election of 1858, the Republicans gained control of the House for the first time, benefiting from the continued breakdown in the anti-immigration and anti-Catholic American Party of the Know Nothing Movement, and from strife within the Democratic Party.The Republicans were...
. He died in Danville in 1877. Interment in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.