Leverett Sherman Baldwin (October 28, 1839 – October 14, 1897) was an American politician. Baldwin was born in

Hinesburg, Vermont Hinesburg is a New England town, town in Chittenden County, Vermont, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for Abel Hine, town clerk. The population was 4,698 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The main settle ...

. He lived in

Mattoon, Illinois Mattoon ( ) is a city in Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 16,870 as of the 2020 census. The city is home to Lake Land College and has close ties with its neighbor, Charleston, Illinois, Charleston. Both are principal cit ...

and worked for the Illinois and St. Louis Railroad. He served in the

Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 representativ ...

from 1893 to 1895. Baldwin was a

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. He died at his home in Mattoon, Illinois after suffering a stroke.'Died Yesterday L.S. Baldwin Succumbs to Disease,' The Mattoon Gazette, (Illinois), October 15, 1897, pg. 5

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* 1839 births 1897 deaths People from Hinesburg, Vermont People from Mattoon, Illinois Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives 19th-century members of the Illinois General Assembly {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-Democratic-stub