John Egan Leahy was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate. Biography Leahy was born on February 15, 1842, in Dover, New Hampshire. He attended what is now the University of Wisconsin–Madison. During the American Civil War, Leahy served as an officer with the 35th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. On December 31, 1872, he married Mary D. McCrossen. He died on December 23, 1915, and is buried in Wausau, Wisconsin. Political career Leahy was elected to the Assembly in 1882 and to the Senate in 1886. Additionally, he was a member of the School Board and City Council, as well as Mayor of Wausau. He was an Independent Democrat and a Republican. References External links The Political Graveyard People from Dover, New Hampshire Politicians from Wausau, Wisconsin Wisconsin state senators Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Mayors of places in Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members School board members in Wisconsin Wisconsin Republicans Wisconsin Independents Wisconsin Democrats People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Union Army officers University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni 1842 births 1915 deaths Burials in Wisconsin 19th-century American politicians