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Benjamin Franklin Leiter (October 13 1813 – June 17 1866) was a nineteenth-century politician lawyer teacher and justice of the peace from Ohio.Born in Leitersburg Maryland Leiter received a limited schooling as a child. He taught school in Maryland from 1830 to 1834 before moving to Ohio where he continued teaching from 1834 to 1842. He studied law at the office of David A. Starkweather. He was admitted to the bar in 1842 commencing practice in Canton Ohio.

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active years end date
1850-12-01, 1859-03-03
active years start date
1848-12-04, 1855-03-04
birth date
1813-10-13
birth place
Leitersburg Maryland
death date
1866-06-17
death place
Canton Ohio
office
Mayor of Canton
order in office
13th, 15th
party
Republican Party (United States)
region
Ohio, Stark County Ohio, Ohio's 18th congressional district
religion
Lutheranism
resting place
West Lawn Cemetery

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