Jacob LeFever
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Jacob Le Fever was a U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
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 from New York
New York
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, father of Frank Jacob Le Fevre
Frank J. LeFevre
Frank Jacob Le Fevre was a U.S. Representative from New York, son of Jacob Le Fever.Born in New Paltz, New York, Le Fevre attended the public schools and the New Paltz Normal School.He became engaged in banking....

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Born in New Paltz, New York
New Paltz, New York
New Paltz is a town in Ulster County, New York, USA. The population was 14,003 at the 2010 census. The town is located in the southeastern part of the county and is south of Kingston, New York. New Paltz contains a village also with the name New Paltz...

, Le Fever attended New Paltz Academy and Amenia Seminary.
Supervisor of the town in 1861 and 1862.
He served as member of the State assembly 1863-1865 and again in 1867.
He served as delegate to many Republican State conventions.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1888.

Le Fever was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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 to the Fifty-third
53rd United States Congress
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 and Fifty-fourth
54th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Adlai E. Stevenson * President pro tempore: William P. Frye - Majority leadership :* Republican Conference Chairman: John Sherman- Minority leadership :...

 Congresses (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1897).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth
55th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:* Republican: 206 * Democratic: 124* Populist: 22* Silver Republican: 3* Silver: 1* Independent Republican: 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Garret Hobart * President pro tempore: William P...

 Congress.
He served as president of the Huguenot National Bank until his death in New Paltz, New York
New Paltz, New York
New Paltz is a town in Ulster County, New York, USA. The population was 14,003 at the 2010 census. The town is located in the southeastern part of the county and is south of Kingston, New York. New Paltz contains a village also with the name New Paltz...

, on February 4, 1905.
He was interred in New Paltz Rural Cemetery.
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