Moses Gage Leonard (July 10, 1809 – March 20, 1899) was an American politician who served one term as a

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from New York from 1843 to 1845.

Biography

Born in

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, Leonard grew up in Union and attended the public schools. He moved to New York City. City alderman and judge of the city court from 1840 to 1842.

Congress

Leonard was elected as a

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to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in

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to the Twenty-ninth Congress.

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commissioner in 1846.

Later career and death

He served as proprietor and director of ice companies. He served as commissioner of immigration at the port of New York. He moved to

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. He served as a member of the city council of San Francisco in 1850. He returned to New York and served as provost marshal in the Tenth Congressional District of New York during the

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. He died in

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, on March 20, 1899. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery,

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leonard, Moses G. 1809 births 1899 deaths Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) California Democrats Politicians from San Francisco New York City Council members People from Stafford, Connecticut People from Union, Connecticut 19th-century New York (state) politicians 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives