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Owen D. Leib

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Owen D. Leib
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 11th district
In office
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
Preceded byBenjamin A. Bidlack
Succeeded byChester P. Butler
Personal details
Bornc. 1803
Pennsylvania
DiedJune 17, 1848 (aged 45)
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic

Owen D. Leib (c. 1803 - June 17, 1848) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

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

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.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "Owen D. Leib (id: L000230)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district

1845–1847
Succeeded by