George Gray Leiper (February 3, 1786 – November 18, 1868) was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, serving one term from 1829 to 1831."Leiper, George Gray" (L000234), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, retrieved online February 25, 2023."Leiper, George Gray." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, May 10, 1922.
Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 3, 1786,"Leiper, George Gray," The Political Graveyard. George Gray Leiper was a son of businessman Thomas Leiper. Educated in his community's common schools and an 1803 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he relocated in 1810 to Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, which was known at the time as "Lapidea." While there, he engaged in logging. He also operated bark mills and stone quarries."Leiper, George Gray," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
In 1814, Leiper served as a first lieutenant with the Delaware County Fencibles, and performed his duties near Brandywine Creek."Leiper, George Gray," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Congress A member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1822 and 1823, he was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress, during which time, he was the chair of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury."Leiper, George Gray," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress."Leiper, George Gray," The Political Graveyard.
Later career He was not a candidate for renomination in 1830, but, instead, resumed the management of his quarry properties. He was then appointed as an associate judge of the courts of Delaware County on February 25, 1843."Leiper, George Gray," The Political Graveyard. Reappointed to that position on February 16, 1848, he served until December 1, 1851, when the office became elective."Leiper, George Gray," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Death and interment Leiper died at his home, “Lapidea,” on Crum Creek in Delaware County, Pennsylvania on November 18, 1868, and was interred in the Ridley Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania."Leiper, George Gray," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress."Leiper, George Gray," The Political Graveyard.
See also Thomas Leiper Estate – his father's estate on Crum Creek
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