James Russell Leech (November 19, 1888–February 5, 1952) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern
J. Russell Leech was born in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. Ebensburg is a borough centrally located within Cambria Township, located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, 16 miles (26 km west of Altoona. He attended the Mercersburg Academy, in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. Mercersburg Academy is an independent Coeducational Boarding school for grades 9-12 located in Mercersburg Pennsylvania, United States Mercersburg is a borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 73 miles (117 km southwest of Harrisburg. He graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1911, and from the law department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1915. Washington & Jefferson College (W&J is a private coeducational liberal arts college located in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area in the city of Washington Washington is a city in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə He was admitted to the bar in 1915 and commenced practice in Ebensburg. During the First World War, he was appointed as a second lieutenant and served with the Seventh Ammunition Train. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
Leech was elected as a Republican to the Seventieth, Seventy-first, and Seventy-second Congresses and served until his resignation on January 29, 1932, having been appointed a member of the United States Board of Tax Appeals (now the United States Tax Court) to fill a vacancy. The Seventieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate The Seventy-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate The United States Tax Court is a federal Trial court of record established by Congress under Article I of the U He was reappointed in 1934 and again in 1946, and served on this court until his death in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Chevy Chase is the name of both a Town and an unincorporated Census-Designated Place (CDP in Montgomery County Maryland. Interment in Lloyd Cemetery in Ebensburg.
References
- James Russell Leech at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-02-10
- The Political Graveyard
| Preceded by Anderson H. Walters |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district 1927 - 1932 |
Succeeded by Howard W. Stull |
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