David Lawrence Sleeper (1856-1914) was a Republican politician in the

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who was

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of the

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1896-1898.

Biography

David L. Sleeper was born in

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on June 15, 1856. He attended

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and taught school for five years. Sleeper graduated from

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in 1880, and practiced law at

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. From 1885 to 1891 he was prosecuting attorney for

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. He was elected to the 71st General Assembly of the

, (1894-1896), as a Republican. He was re-elected to the 72nd General Assembly, (1896-1898), when he was selected by his peers as

. In 1896, Sleeper moved to

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, where he practiced law. David L. Sleeper was married November 7, 1877 to Mary Dell "Della" Burson of Athens County, Ohio. They had five children. He was a Scottish Rite

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, and member of the I.O.O.F. He died suddenly March 31, 1914 of apoplexy,"FORMER SPEAKER DAVID SLEEPER DIES IN SOUTH", ''The Newark Advocate'', Wednesday, April 01, 1914, Newark, Ohio, United States Of America and is buried in

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References

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