Joseph Lefever (April 3, 1760 – October 17, 1826) was an American politician who served a single term in the United States House of Representatives, representing the 3rd congressional district of Pennsylvania from 1811 to 1813 as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party.
Early life
Lefever was born on April 3, 1760 in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the Province of Pennsylvania, located near Paradise, Pennsylvania.
Career
Lefever served a single term in the United States House of Representatives, representing the 3rd congressional district of Pennsylvania from 1811 to 1813 as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. He served in the 12th United States Congress; his tenure began on March 4, 1811 and concluded on March 3, 1813.
Lefever missed 140 of the 314 roll call votes between November 1811 and March 1813.
Death
Lefever died at the age of 66 in Paradise Township, Pennsylvania on October 17, 1826. He was interred in Carpenter's Graveyard, located in Paradise.
See also
List of members of the United States House of Representatives who served a single term
References
External links
Official page at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Profile from GovTrack
Joseph Lefever at The Political Graveyard
1760 births
1826 deaths
19th-century American politicians
Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Politicians from Lancaster, Pennsylvania People of colonial Pennsylvania Burials in Pennsylvania