Joseph Johnson Leeman Explained

Joseph Johnson Leeman
Office1:Member of Parliament
for York
Term Start1:1880
Term End1:2 November 1883
Successor1:Frederick Milner
Ralph Creyke
Birth Date:1842
Spouse:Emily Maud Mary née Smethurst
Party:Liberal
Relations:Joseph Johnson (grandfather)
Death Date:2 November 1883 (aged 41)
Parents:George Leeman (father)
Jane Johnson (mother)
Alongside1:Ralph Creyke

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.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members after 1832 .
  2. https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1881londuoft#page/138/mode/2up Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881