Joseph Bloomfield Leake
American politician (1828–1913) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph Bloomfield Leake (April 1, 1828 – June 8, 1913) was an attorney and an Iowa State Senator who entered the Union Army during the American Civil War. He became a Brevet Brigadier General before the war was over. After the war he became the U.S. District Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago.
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Born | (1828-04-01)April 1, 1828 Deerfield, New Jersey |
Died | June 8, 1913(1913-06-08) (aged 85) Chicago, Illinois |
Place of burial | Oakdale Memorial Gardens Davenport, Iowa |
Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel Brevet Brigadier General |
Unit | 20th Iowa Infantry Regiment |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Other work | U.S. District Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois |
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