Francis Celeste Le Blond (February 14, 1821 – November 9, 1902) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a Democratic member of the

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from

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from 1863 to 1867.

Biography

Francis Celeste Le Blond (grandfather of

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) was born in

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. He was admitted to the bar in 1844 and commenced practice in

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. He was a member of the

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from 1851 to 1855. He served as speaker of the house in 1854 and 1855.

Congress

Le Blond was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in

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Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law and also engaged in business, and died in Celina, Ohio, on November 9, 1902. Interment in North Grove Cemetery.

Sources

The Political Graveyard
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