George Leonard (died October 14, 1818) was a lawyer and political figure in
New Brunswick. He represented
King's County in the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1803 to 1816.
He was the son of
George Leonard and Sarah Thatcher and came to New Brunswick with his father in 1783. Leonard was an attorney in
Saint John, New Brunswick, later settling in
Sussex, New Brunswick
Sussex is a town in Kings County, New Brunswick, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Sussex is located in south central New Brunswick, between the province's three largest cities, Saint John, Moncton, and Fredericton.
Sussex straddles the ...
where he and his father were granted land. He was reelected in 1810 after the results of the election in King's County were appealed because the sheriff had closed the polls too early. In 1818, he drowned after falling off a log while crossing a creek.
External links
''History of New Brunswick'', J Hannay (1909)''Foot-prints ; or Incidents in early history of New Brunswick'', JW Lawrence (1883)
Year of birth missing
1818 deaths
19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
Colony of New Brunswick people
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