Leonard Maison ( – ) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He served in the New York State Senate from 1834 to 1837 and was a brigadier general of artillery in the New York State Militia.
Life Maison practiced law at Poughkeepsie, New York. He was a member of the Jacksonian faction of the Democratic Party.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (2nd District) from 1834 to 1837, sitting in the 57th, 58th, 59th, and 60th New York State Legislatures.
In January 1834, Maison delivered a speech in the Senate in favor of joint resolutions approving the removal of deposits from the Bank of the United States and against its recharter.
He was a brigadier general of artillery in the New York State Militia.
Personal life Maison married Helen Emott, and they had several children, including: Rev. Charles Augustus Maison (1824–1922) and Belinda Emott Maison Coffin (1821–1856), who married Owen T. Coffin.
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