Owen D. Leib (c. 1803 - June 17, 1848) was a Democratic member of the

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from Pennsylvania.

Biography

Leib was born in Pennsylvania. He studied medicine and commenced practice in

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. Leib was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress. He served as chairman of the

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. He died in Catawissa in 1848.

Sources

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