| Joseph Lafever | |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| Term Start: | March 4, 1811 |
| Term End: | March 3, 1813 |
| Alongside: | Roger Davis, John M. Hyneman |
| Preceded: | Daniel Hiester Robert Jenkins Matthias Richards |
| Succeeded: | John Gloninger James Whitehill |
| Birth Date: | 3 April 1760 |
| Birth Place: | Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania, British America |
| Death Place: | Paradise Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Carpenter's Graveyard, Paradise, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality: | American |
| Party: | Democratic-Republican |
| Profession: | Politician |
Joseph Lefever (April 3, 1760 – October 17, 1826) was an American politician who served a single term in the United States House of Representatives, representing the 3rd congressional district of Pennsylvania from 1811 to 1813 as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party.[1]
Lefever was born on April 3, 1760 in Strasburg Township, Pennsylvania in the Province of Pennsylvania, located near Paradise, Pennsylvania.
Lefever served a single term in the United States House of Representatives, representing the 3rd congressional district of Pennsylvania from 1811 to 1813 as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. He served in the 12th United States Congress; his tenure began on March 4, 1811 and concluded on March 3, 1813.
Lefever missed 140 of the 314 roll call votes between November 1811 and March 1813.[2]
Lefever died at the age of 66 in Paradise Township, Pennsylvania on October 17, 1826. He was interred in Carpenter's Graveyard, located in Paradise.[3]