S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁to ▁Dem ocrat ▁John ▁C . ▁Bre ck in ridge ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁His ▁last ▁political ▁office ▁was ▁cl erk ▁of ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als , ▁which ▁he ▁held ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁public ▁life . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Lex ington ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Les lie ▁Com bs ▁was ▁born ▁November ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁in ▁Clark ▁County , ▁Kentucky . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁twelve ▁children ▁born ▁to ▁Benjamin ▁Com bs , ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁War , ▁and ▁Sarah ▁( Rich ard son ) ▁Com bs , ▁a ▁Qu aker ▁from ▁Maryland . ▁His ▁early ▁education ▁was ▁obtained ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁school ▁operated ▁by ▁Re ver end ▁John ▁L yle . ▁Later , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁deput y ▁cl erk ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁S . ▁H . ▁Wood son , ▁a ▁lawyer ▁from ▁Jess am ine ▁County . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁Com bs ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Regiment ▁Kentucky ▁Vol unte ers ▁under ▁William ▁Henry ▁Harrison , ▁but ▁was ▁soon ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Green ▁Clay . ▁By ▁April ▁ 1 8 1 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Captain ▁over ▁a ▁sc out ing ▁unit