Stephen Banks Leonard was a U.S. Representative

United States House of Representatives

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 from New York

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Born in New York City, Leonard attended the public schools.
He moved with his parents to Owego, New York

Owego (village), New York

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, and learned the printer's trade.
He engaged in newspaper work in Albany, New York

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He moved to New York City and subsequently returned to Owego.
He was publisher and editor of the Owego Gazette 1814-1835.
Trustee of the village of Owego.
Supervisor and commissioner of excise.
Trustee of Owego Academy for many years.
He established the first stage route from Owego to Bath in 1816.
Postmaster of Owego 1816-1820.

Leonard was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth

24th United States Congress

-House of Representatives:During this congress one House seat was added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :...

 Congress (March 4, 1835-March 3, 1837).

Leonard was elected as a Democrat

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 to the Twenty-sixth

26th United States Congress

-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :*President: Richard M. Johnson *President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :*Speaker: Robert M.T. Hunter -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...

 Congress (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1841).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Twenty-sixth Congress).
He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1840 to the Twenty-seventh

27th United States Congress

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 Congress.
He engaged in mercantile and agricultural pursuits.
Supervisor of Owego 1854-1856.
Deputy United States marshal 1857-1861.
He died in Owego, New York

Owego, New York

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, May 8, 1876.
He was interred in the Presbyterian Church Burying Ground.

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