David Lawrence Sleeper was a Republican politician in the U.S. state of

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who was

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of the Ohio House of Representatives 1896-1898.

Biography

David L. Sleeper was born in

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on June 15, 1856. He attended

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in Westerville, Ohio and taught school for five years. Sleeper graduated from Cincinnati Law School in 1880, and practiced law at

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. From 1885 to 1891 he was prosecuting attorney for

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. He was elected to the 71st General Assembly of the Ohio House of Representatives, (1894-1896), as a Republican. He was re-elected to the 72nd General Assembly, (1896-1898), when he was selected by his peers as

. In 1896, Sleeper moved to

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, where he practiced law. David L. Sleeper was married November 7, 1877 to Mary Dell "Della" Burson of Athens County, Ohio. They had five children. He was a Scottish Rite

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, and member of the I.O.O.F. He died suddenly March 31, 1914 of apoplexy,"FORMER SPEAKER DAVID SLEEPER DIES IN SOUTH", ''The Newark Advocate'', Wednesday, April 01, 1914, Newark, Ohio, United States Of America and is buried in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sleeper, David L. Speakers of the Ohio House of Representatives 1856 births People from Iowa People from Athens, Ohio Politicians from Columbus, Ohio Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives County district attorneys in Ohio Otterbein University alumni University of Cincinnati College of Law alumni 1914 deaths 19th-century American politicians Lawyers from Columbus, Ohio 19th-century American lawyers