Leonard Myers (November 13, 1827 – February 11, 1905) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania during theAmerican Civil War and the early years ofReconstruction.
Leonard Myers was born in Attleboro, Pennsylvania (nowLanghorne, Pennsylvania). He attended theUniversity of Pennsylvania atPhiladelphia and studied law, but did not earn a degree.[1]
He wasmajor of the Ninth Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia, during the emergency service of September 1862 when Pennsylvania felt threatened byRobert E. Lee during theMaryland Campaign.
He was elected to Congress as a Republican in 1862. He successfully contested the election ofJohn Moffet to the41st Congress. He was reelected in1868 and served until March 3, 1875. He served as Chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Foreign Affairs (42nd United States Congress),United States House Committee on Patents (42nd Congress), andUnited States House Committee on Private Land Claims (43rd United States Congress). He was defeated in1874.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 3rd congressional district April 9, 1869 – March 3, 1875 | Succeeded by |
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