Michael Leib | |
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| Member of thePennsylvania Senate from the1st district | |
| In office 1818–1821 | |
| Preceded by | John Read |
| Succeeded by | Condy Raguet |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1817–1818 | |
| United States Senator fromPennsylvania | |
| In office January 9, 1809 – February 14, 1814 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Maclay |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Roberts |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1806–1808 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1803 – February 14, 1806 | |
| Preceded by | seat added |
| Succeeded by | John Porter |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803 | |
| Preceded by | Blair McClenachan |
| Succeeded by | Robert Brown |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1795–1798 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1760-01-08)January 8, 1760 Philadelphia,Province of Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 22, 1822(1822-12-22) (aged 62) Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Michael Leib (January 8, 1760 – December 22, 1822) was an American physician and politician fromPhiladelphia. He served as a surgeon in the Philadelphia Militia during theAmerican Revolutionary War. He served as aDemocratic-Republican member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives three times; from 1795 to 1798, 1806 to 1808 and 1817 to 1818. He served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1799 to 1803 and forPennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1803 to 1806. He served as a member of theUnited States Senate for Pennsylvania from 1809 to 1814. He also served as a member of thePennsylvania State Senate for the1st district from 1818 to 1821.
Leib was born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania to George and Dorothea Leib.[1] He studied and practiced medicine in Philadelphia, received a commission as a surgeon in the Philadelphia Militia in 1780 and served during theAmerican Revolutionary War. Following the war, Leib returned to Philadelphia and continued the practice of medicine. He served on the staff of several Philadelphia hospitals and was a member of thecommittee of correspondence in 1793.[2]
He was one of the organizers of theGerman Republican Society in Philadelphia.[3] He represented the large German immigrant population in Philadelphia. He andBenjamin Bache became a part of a radical faction of the Society which led to a schism in the Society over theWhiskey Rebellion. Leib and his brother volunteered to join the military force sent to control the insurrection.[4]
He was elected as a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives and served from 1795 to 1798. He was elected to theUnited States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district and served from 1799 to 1803. He continued in the United States House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1803 to 1806. He resigned to return to the Pennsylvania House and served from 1806 to 1808. He served on the committee of correspondence for theChesapeake–Leopard affair in June 1807.[2]
From 1805 to 1809, a power struggle ensued in the Pennsylvania Republican Party with Leib andWilliam J. Duane on one side andSimon Snyder on the other. Duane and Leib represented the interests of Philadelphia, such as banking, trade and shipping, whereas Snyder represented the interests of rural Pennsylvania such as land ownership.[5]
In 1807, he was electedBrigadier-General of the Second Brigade of the Philadelphia Militia.[6]
Leib waselected as aDemocratic-Republican to the United States Senate by the state legislature in December 1808. Leib was elected to the term beginning on March 4, 1809, but assumed office on January 9, 1809, following the resignation ofSamuel Maclay.[2]
In 1809, he was a member of the committee that formed the "Whig Society of Pennsylvania".[6]
He served as a U.S. Senator until February 14, 1814, and resigned to serve as postmaster of Philadelphia from 1814 to 1815.[7] He returned to the Pennsylvania House for a third time, from 1817 until 1818 and served as aPennsylvania State Senator for the1st district from 1818 until 1821. He becameprothonotary of the United States district court in Philadelphia in November 1822 and served in that role until his death in December 1822.[8][9]
He was interred at St. John's Lutheran Churchyard in theNorthern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia.[2] In 1924, he was reinterred to theLaurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia when the church and burial ground were demolished during the construction of theBenjamin Franklin Bridge.[10]
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| Preceded by | Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives 1795–1798 1806–1808 1817–1818 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 1st congressional district March 4, 1803 – February 14, 1806 Served alongside:Joseph Clay,Jacob Richards | Succeeded by |
| U.S. Senate | ||
| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 1) from Pennsylvania January 9, 1809 – February 14, 1814 Served alongside:Andrew Gregg,Abner Lacock | Succeeded by |
| Pennsylvania State Senate | ||
| Preceded by John Read | Member of thePennsylvania Senate,1st district 1818–1821 | Succeeded by |
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| Notes | † Never officially seated | |
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This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
