Leonidas Sexton | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Jeptha D. New |
| Succeeded by | Jeptha D. New |
| 17thLieutenant Governor of Indiana | |
| In office January 13, 1873 – January 13, 1877 | |
| Governor | Thomas A. Hendricks James D. Williams |
| Preceded by | William Cumback |
| Succeeded by | Isaac P. Gray |
| Member of theIndiana House of Representatives from the ? district | |
| In office 1856–1856 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1827-05-19)May 19, 1827 Rushville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 4, 1880(1880-07-04) (aged 53) Parsons, Kansas, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Jefferson College Cincinnati Law School |
Leonidas Sexton (May 19, 1827 – July 4, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as aU.S. representative fromIndiana from 1877 to 1879. He previously served as Lieutenant Governor of Indiana from 1873 to 1877.
Born inRushville, Indiana, Sexton attended the public schools of his native county and was graduated from Jefferson College (nowWashington & Jefferson College),Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1847.He studied law in Rushville and in 1848 and 1849 attended theCincinnati Law School.He wasadmitted to the Indiana bar in 1850 and commenced thepractice of his profession inRushville, Indiana.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1856.
Sexton was elected the17th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and served from January 1873 to January 1877.
Sexton was elected as aRepublican to theForty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878 to theForty-sixth Congress.
He died inParsons, Kansas, July 4, 1880.He was interred in East Hill Cemetery,Rushville, Indiana.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Indiana 1873–1877 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 4th congressional district 1877–1879 | Succeeded by |
