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:''This page is about the Democratic politician (1815 - 1891) from North Carolina. For other people named James Leach, please see [[James Leach (disambiguation)]].'' [[Image:James Madison Leach - Brady-Handy.jpg|thumb|James Madison Leach]] '''James Madison Leach''' (1815 – 1891) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[North Carolina]]. Leach was born on his the family homestead, “Lansdowne”, in [[Randolph County, North Carolina]], January 17, 1815. He attended the common schools and [[Caldwell Institute]] in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]. He graduated from the [[United States Military Academy]] in 1838, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1842. Leach began his law practice in [[Lexington, North Carolina]], and served in the [[North Carolina House of Commons|State house of commons]] from 1848-1858. Leach served as a presidential elector on the [[American Party]] ticket in 1856 and was elected as an [[Opposition Party (United States)|Opposition Party]] candidate to the [[Thirty-sixth United States Congress|Thirty-sixth Congress]] (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861). During the [[American Civil War]], Leach served as a captain and lieutenant colonel of the 21st North Carolina Infantry in the [[Confederate Army]]. He saw action in many of the early campaigns of [[Stonewall Jackson]], including the [[Valley Campaign]]. He served in the [[Army of Northern Virginia]] during the [[Peninsula Campaign]] and other battles, including the [[Battle of Gettysburg]], where the regiment assaulted [[Cemetery Hill]]. He served as a member of the [[Confederate States Congress]] in 1864 and 1865. He served as a member of the North Carolina State senate in 1865, 1866, and again in 1879 and was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[Forty-second United States Congress|Forty-second]] and [[Forty-third United States Congress|Forty-third Congresses]] (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875). Leach died in [[Lexington, North Carolina]] on June 1, 1891, and is interred in Hopewell Cemetery, near [[Trinity, North Carolina]]. ==External links== *[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000170 Entry in Congressional Biographical Database] {{DEFAULTSORT:Leach, James Madison}} [[Category:United States Military Academy alumni]] [[Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina]] [[Category:Members of the Confederate House of Representatives from North Carolina]] [[Category:Confederate States Army officers]] [[Category:People from Randolph County, North Carolina]] [[Category:1891 deaths]] [[Category:1815 births]] {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub}}
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