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Benjamin Le Fevre
Le Fevre photographed by C. M. Bell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 5th district
In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1887
Preceded by	Americus V. Rice
Succeeded by	George E. Seney
Personal details
Born	Benjamin Le Fevre (1838-10-08)October 8, 1838 Maplewood, Ohio, U.S.
Died	March 7, 1922(1922-03-07) (aged 83) Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Resting place	Glen Cemetery in Salem Township
Party	Democratic
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Branch/service	Union Army
Years of service	1861-1865
Rank	Brevet Brigadier General
Unit	15th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Benjamin Le Fevre (October 8, 1838 – March 7, 1922) was a nineteenth-century American politician and Civil War veteran from Ohio. He served four terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1879 to 1887.

Biography

Born near Maplewood, Ohio, Le Fevre attended Miami University in 1858 and 1859 and studied law in Sidney, Ohio.

Civil War

At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army in 1861, serving until the end of the war, being mustered out as major of the 15th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment.

Political career

He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1865 and was nominated as a Democrat for Secretary of State of Ohio in 1866. He was United States consul in Nuremberg, Bavaria from 1867 to 1869.

Congress

Le Fevre was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1878, serving from 1879 to 1887, not being a candidate for renomination in 1886.

Later career

Afterwards, he was a mail contract agent for the Erie Railroad, had retired from political activities and engaged in agricultural pursuits in Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio.

Death and burial

Le Fevre died in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on March 7, 1922, and was interred in Glen Cemetery in Salem Township.

External links

• United States Congress. "Benjamin Le Fevre (id: L000159)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-08-12
• "Benjamin Le Fevre". Find a Grave. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
•  This article incorporates public domain material from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Federal government of the United States.
• Media related to Benjamin Le Fevre at Wikimedia Commons