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

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who served as a

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member of the

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for Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district 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 Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan (March 31, 1794 – July 9, 1852) was a 19th-century politician and lawyer who served briefly as United States Secretary of the Interior under President Millard Fillmore. Early life McKennan was born in New ...

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 and is interred in the Cooke Burial Grounds near Washington, Pennsylvania.

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Sources

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