Isaac Leet (1801June 10, 1844) was an American politician from

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who served as a Democratic member of the

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for

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from 1839 to 1841.

Biography

Isaac Leet was born near

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. He graduated from Washington College (now

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) in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1822. He studied law under Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan was admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced practice in Washington, Pennsylvania. He served as treasurer of

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, from 1826 to 1830. He was deputy attorney general of Washington County from 1830 to 1834, and was a member of the

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for the 20th district from 1833 to 1836 and the 17th district from 1837 to 1838. Leet was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in

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to the Twenty-seventh Congress. He died in Washington in 1844.

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Sources

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