▁the ▁better ment ▁of ▁the ▁community . ▁The ▁found ing ▁members ▁raised ▁money ▁to ▁purchase ▁a ▁block ▁of ▁land ▁and ▁build ▁Progress ▁Hall , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁remaining ▁community - owned ▁h alls ▁in ▁Lake ▁Mac qu arie . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁Co al ▁Point ▁( L ake ▁Mac qu arie ▁City ▁Library ) ▁Co al ▁Point ▁Progress ▁Association ▁▁ ▁Category : Sub ur bs ▁of ▁Lake ▁Mac qu arie <0x0A> </s> ▁Les lie ▁Com bs ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁– ▁August ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 8 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁lawyer ▁and ▁politician ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Kentucky . ▁He ▁served ▁under ▁William ▁Henry ▁Harrison ▁and ▁Green ▁Clay ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁and ▁was ▁captured ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 3 . ▁After ▁his ▁release , ▁he ▁studied ▁law ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Wh ig ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁several ▁non - con sec utive ▁terms ▁in ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁He ▁lost ▁a ▁bid ▁for ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁U .