Joseph Lefever

Joseph Lefever (April 3, 1760 – October 17, 1826) was a Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Joseph Lafever
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813
Preceded byMatthias Richards
Robert Jenkins
Daniel Hiester
Succeeded byJohn Gloninger
James Whitehill
Personal details
Born(1760-04-03)April 3, 1760
Strasburg Township, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
DiedOctober 17, 1826(1826-10-17) (aged 66)
Paradise Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican

Biography

Joseph Lefever was born in Strasburg Township in the Province of Pennsylvania, near Paradise. He was elected as a Republican to the Twelfth Congress. He died in Paradise Township, Pennsylvania, in 1826. Interment in Carpenter's Graveyard.

Sources
  • United States Congress. "Joseph Lefever (id: L000212)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Matthias Richards
Robert Jenkins
Daniel Hiester		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district
1811–1813
alongside:Roger Davis and John M. Hyneman		 Succeeded by
John Gloninger
James Whitehill


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