Joseph Lefever (April 3, 1760 – October 17, 1826) was an American politician who served a single term in the
United States House of Representatives
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, representing the
3rd congressional district of
Pennsylvania
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from 1811 to 1813 as a member of the
Democratic-Republican Party
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.
Early life
Lefever was born on April 3, 1760 in
Strasburg Township, Pennsylvania
Strasburg Township is a township in south central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,467 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which a ...
in the
Province of Pennsylvania, located near
Paradise, Pennsylvania
Paradise is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a ZIP code of 17562. The population was 1,129 at the 2010 census.
Paradise, like Intercourse, is a popular site i ...
.
Career
Lefever served a single term in the
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
, representing the
3rd congressional district of
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
from 1811 to 1813 as a member of the
Democratic-Republican Party
The Democratic-Republican Party, known at the time as the Republican Party and also referred to as the Jeffersonian Republican Party among other names, was an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the earl ...
. He served in the
12th United States Congress
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; his tenure began on March 4, 1811 and concluded on March 3, 1813.
Lefever missed 140 of the 314 roll call votes between November 1811 and March 1813.
Death
Lefever died at the age of 66 in
Paradise Township, Pennsylvania on October 17, 1826. He was interred in Carpenter's Graveyard, located in Paradise.
See also
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References
External links
Official pageat the ''
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''
Profilefrom
GovTrackJoseph Lefeverat
The Political Graveyard
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1760 births
1826 deaths
19th-century American legislators
Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Politicians from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
People from colonial Pennsylvania
Burials in Pennsylvania