LC control no. | n 91090408 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Leslie, Harry G. (Harry Guyer), 1878-1937 |
See also | Indiana. Governor (1929-1933 : Leslie) |
Associated country | United States |
Located | West Lafayette (Ind.) Indianapolis (Ind.) |
Birth date | 1878-04-06 |
Death date | 1937-12-10 |
Place of birth | Lafayette (Ind.) |
Place of death | Miami Beach (Fla.) |
Affiliation | Purdue University Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) University of Indianapolis (1896-1906) Indiana. General Assembly. House of Representatives Indiana. Governor |
Profession or occupation | Legislators Lawyers Farmers Governors |
Found in | NUCMC data from Indiana State Library for Lieber, R. Papers, 1892-1958 (Leslie, Harry G.) WwwA, v.1 (Leslie, Harry Guyer, 1878-1937; lawyer, businessman, and farmer; Ind. state representative, 1923-1927, and gov., 1929-1933) Sharp, Nancy. American legislative leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994, 1997: page 158 (Harry Guyer Leslie was born in Lafayette, Indiana on April 6, 1878. Earned a B.S. from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana in 1905. Received an LL.B. from the University of Indianapolis in 1907 then practiced law six years, then farmed 1917-1924. A Republican, Leslie won election to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1922 and served three consecutive terms. Successfully ran for governor of Indiana in 1928, retiring in 1932 and became president of the Standard Life Insurance Company. Died in Miami Beach, Florida while on vacation on December 10, 1937.) Wikipedia, viewed January 13, 2021 (under Harry G. Leslie; served as Indiana's 33rd governor from January 14, 1929 to January 9, 1933.) |
Associated language | eng |