Owen D. Leib
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Owen D. Leib was a Democratic
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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Owen D. Leib was born in Pennsylvania. He studied medicine and commenced practice in Catawissa, Pennsylvania
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Leib was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth
Congress. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War. He died in Catawissa in 1848.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Owen D. Leib was born in Pennsylvania. He studied medicine and commenced practice in Catawissa, Pennsylvania
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
Catawissa is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,589 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area....
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Leib was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth
29th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress, two House seats were added for each of the new states of Texas and Iowa.-Leadership:-Senate:* President: George M. Dallas * President pro tempore: Willie P. Mangum...
Congress. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War. He died in Catawissa in 1848.