Leverett Sherman Baldwin (October 28, 1839 – October 14, 1897) was an American politician. Baldwin was born in Hinesburg, Vermont. He lived in

Mattoon, Illinois Mattoon ( ) is a city in Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 16,870 as of the 2020 census. The city is home to Lake Land College and has close ties with its neighbor, Charleston. Both are principal cities of the Charleston� ...

and worked for the Illinois and St. Louis Railroad. He served in the

Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...

from 1893 to 1895. Baldwin was a

Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

. He died at his home in Mattoon, Illinois after suffering a stroke.'Died Yesterday L.S. Baldwin Succumbs to Disease,' The Mattoon Gazette, (Illinois), October 15, 1897, pg. 5

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* 1839 births 1897 deaths People from Hinesburg, Vermont People from Mattoon, Illinois Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives 19th-century American politicians {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub