 of Agriculture Henry Leavitt Ellsworth.Deacon Leavitt's descendants also include writer Stephen King; contemporary sculptor Michael Leavitt (artist); former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt; New York City financier David Leavitt, namesake of Chicago's Leavitt Street for his role in rescuing nearly bankrupt Illinois and Michigan Canal; Hon.John Leavitt Stevens, U. S. State Dept.