Benjamin Le Fevre

Benjamin Le Fevre (October 8, 1838 – March 7, 1922) was a nineteenth-century American politician and Civil War veteran from Ohio. He served four terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1879 to 1887.

Benjamin Le Fevre
Le Fevre photographed by C. M. Bell
Personal details
Born(1838-10-08)October 8, 1838
Maplewood, Ohio
DiedMarch 7, 1922(1922-03-07) (aged 83)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Resting placeGlen Cemetery in Salem Township
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Branch/serviceUnion Army
RankBrevet Brigadier General
Unit15th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Biography

Born near Maplewood, Ohio, Le Fevre attended Miami University in 1858 and 1859 and studied law in Sidney, Ohio.

Civil War

At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army in 1861, serving until the end of the war, being mustered out as major of the 15th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment.

Political career

He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1865 and was nominated as a Democrat for Secretary of State of Ohio in 1866. He was United States consul in Nuremberg, Bavaria from 1867 to 1869.

Congress

Le Fevre was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1878, serving from 1879 to 1887, not being a candidate for renomination in 1886.

Later career and death

Afterwards, he was a mail contract agent for the Erie Railroad, had retired from political activities and engaged in agricultural pursuits in Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio.

Le Fevre died in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on March 7, 1922, and was interred in Glen Cemetery in Salem Township.

See also
  • United States Congress. "Benjamin Le Fevre (id: L000159)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-08-12
  • "Benjamin Le Fevre". Find a Grave. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Media related to Benjamin Le Fevre at Wikimedia Commons


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