Joseph Johnson Leeman
Member of Parliament
for York
In office
1880 – 2 November 1883
Serving with Ralph Creyke
Preceded byGeorge Leeman
James Lowther
Succeeded byFrederick Milner
Ralph Creyke
Personal details
Born1842
Died2 November 1883 (aged 41)
Political partyLiberal
SpouseEmily Maud Mary née Smethurst
RelationsJoseph Johnson (grandfather)
Parent(s)George Leeman (father)
Jane Johnson (mother)

Joseph Johnson Leeman (1842 – 2 November 1883) was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1883.

Leeman was the son of George Leeman, previous MP for York, and his wife Jane Johnson daughter of Joseph Johnson of London. He was educated at St Peter's School, York.[1] He was a Deputy Lieutenant for the West Riding of Yorkshire and the City of York.[2]

At the 1880 general election Leeman was elected Member of Parliament for York. He held the seat until his death aged 41 in 1883.[3]

Leeman married Emily Maud Mary Smethurst daughter of Richard Smethurst of Ellerbeck, Lancashire in 1879.

References

  1. ↑ "Members after 1832".
  2. ↑ Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
  3. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "Y"


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