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Joseph Lefever

Joseph Lafever
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813
Preceded byDaniel Hiester
Robert Jenkins
Matthias Richards
Succeeded byJohn Gloninger
James Whitehill
Personal details
Born(1760-04-03)April 3, 1760
Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
DiedOctober 17, 1826(1826-10-17) (aged 66)
Paradise Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeCarpenter's Graveyard, Paradise, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
ProfessionPolitician

Joseph Lefever (April 3, 1760 – October 17, 1826) was an American politician who served a single term in the United States House of Representatives, representing the 3rd congressional district of Pennsylvania from 1811 to 1813 as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party.[1]

Early life

Lefever was born on April 3, 1760 in Strasburg Township, Pennsylvania in the Province of Pennsylvania, located near Paradise, Pennsylvania.

Career

Lefever served a single term in the United States House of Representatives, representing the 3rd congressional district of Pennsylvania from 1811 to 1813 as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. He served in the 12th United States Congress; his tenure began on March 4, 1811 and concluded on March 3, 1813.

Lefever missed 140 of the 314 roll call votes between November 1811 and March 1813.[2]

Death

Lefever died at the age of 66 in Paradise Township, Pennsylvania on October 17, 1826. He was interred in Carpenter's Graveyard, located in Paradise.[3]

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References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress