George Leonard (Congressman)

George Leonard
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts
In office
March 4, 1789  March 3, 1793
March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797
Preceded by 7th District created in 1789
George Thatcher (6th)
7th District reissued in 1795
Succeeded by Artemas Ward (7th)
6th District eliminated until 1795
Stephen Bullock (7th)
Constituency 7th district (1789–91)
6th district (1791–93)
7th district (1795–97)
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
Personal details
Born (1729-07-04)4 July 1729
Died 26 July 1819(1819-07-26) (aged 90)
Political party Pro-Administration Party, Federalist Party
Alma mater Harvard College

George Leonard (July 4, 1729 – July 26, 1819) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Norton, Massachusetts. Besides service on state court benches and in both houses of the state legislature, he represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
George Thatcher
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 6th congressional district

March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793
Succeeded by
John Reed, Sr.
Preceded by
Artemas Ward
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 7th congressional district

March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797
Succeeded by
Stephen Bullock


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