Shelton Leake

Shelton Leake
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
Preceded byPaulus Powell
Succeeded byWilliam Milnes, Jr. (1870)
1st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
In office
January 16, 1852 – January 1, 1856
GovernorJoseph Johnson
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byElisha W. McComas
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1847
Preceded byWilliam L. Goggin
Succeeded byWilliam L. Goggin
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Albemarle County
In office
1842
Alongside: Thomas Jefferson Randolph
Personal details
Born
Shelton Farrar Leake

November 30, 1812
Albemarle County, Virginia
DiedMarch 4, 1884(1884-03-04) (aged 71)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Resting placeMaplewood Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic (before 1858)
Other political
affiliations
Independent Democrat (after 1858)
SpouseRebecca Gray
Children
  • Gay Pendleton Leake
  • Ada Shelton Leake
  • Hiliah Frances Leake
  • Shelton Farrar Leake
Professionlawyer

Shelton Farrar Leake (November 30, 1812 – March 4, 1884) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and teacher from Virginia. He served as Virginia's first lieutenant governor from 1852 to 1856. He also served two non-consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives.


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