Even after his terms in the state legislature , Leary was very active in politics . He was alderman in Fayetteville in 1876-1877 . He was a delegate to every State Republican Convention in North Carolina from 1867-1894 . He was an alternate delegate to the 1880 Republican National Convention and a delegate to the 1884 Republican National Convention , both in Chicago . May 1 , 1881 , he was appointed United States deputy collector for the fourth district of North Carolina , Internal Revenue Department , holding the position for four years until the start of Grover Cleveland 's presidential administration . In 1890 he was a candidate for congress on the Republican Ticket in Fayetteville , losing the race to Benjamin F. Grady
1880 Republican National Convention
1880 Republican National Convention
John S. Leary