Shelton Leake | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Paulus Powell |
| Succeeded by | William Milnes, Jr. (1870) |
| 1st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia | |
| In office January 16, 1852 – January 1, 1856 | |
| Governor | Joseph Johnson |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Elisha W. McComas |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1847 | |
| Preceded by | William L. Goggin |
| Succeeded by | William 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 |
| Died | March 4, 1884 (aged 71) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Resting place | Maplewood Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic (before 1858) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent Democrat (after 1858) |
| Spouse | Rebecca Gray |
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| Profession | lawyer |
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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