John Whitnah Leedy was the 14th Governor of Kansas. He was born near Bellville, Ohio in Richland County to Samuel Keith and Margaret Leedy, the fifth of six children. His parents were members of the Church of the Brethren.
Time in Office: January 11, 1897 - January 9, 1899
Born: March 8, 1849, Richland County, Pennsylvania.
Died: March 24, 1935, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Populist farmer from Le Roy.
Leedy was one of a very few real farmers among the leaders of the People's Party.
Websites about this Governor
- Records of the Kansas Governor's Office : administration of Governor John Whitnah Leedy (1897-1899)
- Leedy Biography on Wikipedia
- Leedy Biography on the National Governors Association website.
- Leedy messages to the Kansas State Congress on the Kansas State Library website.
- John Whitnah Leedy misc. collection on the KSHS website.
- John Whitnah Leedy house, Leroy, Kansas (photo)
- Leedy Family Crest, Coat of Arms