Jacob D. Leighty | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's12th district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | William F. McNagny |
| Succeeded by | James M. Robinson |
| Member of theIndiana House of Representatives | |
| In office 1886-1888 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 15, 1839 |
| Died | October 18, 1912 (aged 72) |
| Resting place | Riverview Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Wittenberg College |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Unit | Company E, Eleventh Indiana Volunteer Zouave Infantry |
Jacob D. Leighty (November 15, 1839 – October 18, 1912) was aU.S. representative fromIndiana. He had previously served with theUnion Army during theAmerican Civil War.
Born nearGreensburg, Pennsylvania on November 15, 1839, Leighty moved with his parents toDe Kalb County, Indiana in 1844, settling on a farm at Spencerville. Educated at public schools, he then spent two years at a commercial school at Fort Wayne following which he entered Wittenberg College, inSpringfield, Ohio.
On July 1, 1861, after two years in college, he enlisted in theUnion Army, becoming a member of Company E, Eleventh Indiana Volunteer Zouave Infantry. He served during theAmerican Civil War.
After the war, Leighty engaged in farming and general merchandising with his father until 1875, when he established the town of St. Joe, in Indiana. He served as a member of the State house of representatives from 1886 to 1888, and later was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to theFifty-fifth Congress.
Leighty later worked as a United States pension agent at Indianapolis from 1897 to 1901.
He died at St. Joe,De Kalb County, Indiana, on October 18, 1912, and is interred in Riverview Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 12th congressional district March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | Succeeded by |
