Juhan Leeman (born 1872), also known as Juhan Lehman, Johannes Leeman and Johannes Lehman, was an Estonian politician and educator. Leeman was born on 12 December 1872 in Pajusi Parish (now

Põltsamaa Parish Põltsamaa ( et, Põltsamaa vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Jõgeva County. It has a population of 2722 (2001) and an area of 416.9 km² (161.0 mi²). Populated places Põltsamaa Parish has one town, 3 small boroughs, an ...

Kreis Fellin Kreis Fellin (''Viljandi kreis'', ''Феллинский уезд'') was one of the nine subdivisions of the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northern part of the governorate (in present-day southern Estonia). I ...

. According to the ''Estonian Biographical Database'' maintained by the

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, he was educated in

Põltsamaa Põltsamaa (german: Oberpahlen) is a town in Põltsamaa Parish, Jõgeva County, Estonia. The town is situated on the Põltsamaa River, and features a 13th-century castle. Gallery Põltsamaa Jõgi.jpg, Põltsamaa River Põltsamaa Vabadussõja m ...

and subsequently attended a Teacher's Seminar. From 1891 to 1903, he taught at village schools, then worked as a telegraphist at Voldi railway station until 1904. He was arrested by the Russian authorities in 1907 in connection with the murder of Baron Otto von Budberg and was imprisoned in

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between 1910 and 1916. He was able to escape to

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, and found his way to

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, before returning to Russia in 1917."Lehman, Johan"
''Eesti Biograafiline Andmebaas ISIK'' (Estonian Literary Museum). Retrieved 3 March 2019. That year, the

February Revolution The February Revolution ( rus, Февра́льская револю́ция, r=Fevral'skaya revolyutsiya, p=fʲɪvˈralʲskəjə rʲɪvɐˈlʲutsɨjə), known in Soviet historiography as the February Bourgeois Democratic Revolution and somet ...

in Russia led to the creation of a

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, which established the

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; Leeman sat in the

Estonian Provincial Assembly The Estonian Provincial Assembly ( et, Eestimaa Kubermangu Ajutine Maanõukogu, (Ajutine) Maanõukogu, Eesti Maanõukogu, (Eesti) Maapäev) was elected after the February Revolution in 1917 as the national diet of the Autonomous Governorate of E ...

, which governed it; he served from 26 November 1918 to the end of the session on 23 April 1919. He did not sit in the newly formed

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(Constituent Assembly), but briefly sat in the first legislature of the new

Riigikogu The Riigikogu (; from Estonian ''riigi-'', of the state, and ''kogu'', assembly) is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, the Parliament appoints high officials, including the Prime Minister and Chief Jus ...

(Parliament) as a member of the

Estonian Social Democratic Workers' Party The Estonian Social Democratic Workers' Party ( et, Eesti Sotsiaaldemokraatiline Tööliste Partei) was a political party in Estonia between 1917 and 1925. The leaders of the party, founded on platforms of patriotism, Estonian independence, an ...

, from 17 October 1922 (replacing Peeter Treiberg) to 1 November 1920; he was succeeded by

Friido Kirs Friido Kirs (also Friidu Kirs; 13 February 1889 – 16 April 1948) was an Estonian schoolteacher and politician. He was a member of I Riigikogu, representing the Estonian Labour Party. He was a member of the Riigikogu since 15 October 1921. He repl ...

. Details of his subsequent career, and facts about his time and place of death are unknown.Jaan Toomla,
Valitud ja Valitsenud: Eesti parlamentaarsete ja muude esinduskogude ning valitsuste isikkoosseis aastail 1917–1999
' (

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, 1999), pp. 23, 36, 296.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leeman, Juhan 1872 births Year of death missing People from Põltsamaa Parish People from Kreis Fellin Estonian Social Democratic Workers' Party politicians Members of the Estonian Provincial Assembly Members of the Riigikogu, 1920–1923 Estonian schoolteachers