Jacob Leicht (May 30, 1876 – April 12, 1941) was an American farmer and politician. Born in South Germantown,

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,Jacob Leicht. 1941. ''Milwaukee Milk Producer'' 14(2).
/ref> Leicht went to Northern Illinois Normal School and

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. He was a farmer. He married Ruth Hollencamp, with whom he had six children. Leicht served as chairman of the town of

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, school district officer, and served on the Washington County Board of Supervisors and was chairman of the county board. Leicht served in the

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in 1925 and was a

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. Leicht became a member of the board of the Milwaukee Co-Operative Milk Producers' Association in 1940. He died at his home in Germantown, Wisconsin.Jacob Leight, Once Assemblyman, Dies, ''Madison Capital Times,'' April 13, 1941, pg. 15

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1876 births 1941 deaths People from Germantown, Wisconsin Farmers from Wisconsin Northern Illinois University alumni Valparaiso University alumni School board members in Wisconsin Mayors of places in Wisconsin County supervisors in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1870s-stub