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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaLeonidas SEXTON
(1827-1880)
SEXTON, Leonidas, a
Representative from Indiana; born in Rushville, Rush County, Ind.,
May 19, 1827; attended the public schools of his native county and
was graduated from Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pa., in 1847;
studied law in Rushville and in 1848 and 1849 attended the
Cincinnati Law School; was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1850 and
commenced the practice of his profession in Rushville, Ind.; member
of the State house of representatives in 1856; elected Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana and served from January 1873 to January 1877;
elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4,
1877-March 3, 1879); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878
to the Forty-sixth Congress; died in Parsons, Labette County,
Kans., July 4, 1880; interment in East Hill Cemetery, Rushville,
Ind.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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