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Humphrey Howe Leavitt

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio · 1834–1855

Humphrey Howe Leavitt , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Humphrey Howe Leavitt (June 18, 1796 – March 15, 1873) was a United States representative from Ohio and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Education

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Career

U.S. Army, War of 1812; Private practice, Cadiz, Ohio, 1816-1820; Justice of the peace, Harrison County, Ohio, 1818-1820; Prosecutor, Monroe County, Ohio, 1818-1820; Private practice, Steubenville, Ohio, 1820-1823; Prosecutor, Jefferson County, Ohio, 1823-1829; State representative, Ohio, 1825-1826; State senator, Ohio, 1827-1828; Clerk, Jefferson County [Ohio] Court of Common Pleas and Supreme Court, 1829-1832; U.S. representative from Ohio, 1830-1834

Biography

Humphrey Howe Leavitt (June 18, 1796 – March 15, 1873) was a United States representative from Ohio and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

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