John B. Leathers

• Politician
• farmer

John B. Leathers
Member of the North CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the Orange County district
In office 1844–1847 Servingwith Chesley F. Faucet, Giles Mebane, Loftin K. Pratt, Sidney Smith

John B. Leathers (died August 21, 1880) was an American politician from North Carolina.

Career

Leathers was a farmer. ^[1] He was elected as a Whig to the North Carolina House of Commons. He represented Orange County in the body from 1844 to 1847. ^{[2] [3]} He declined the Whig nomination for re-election in 1848. ^[4]

In 1860, Leathers ran for sheriff of Orange County, but lost to incumbent Richard M. Jones. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Personal life

Leathers lived near South Lowell, Orange County. ^[8] He died on August 21, 1880, near South Lowell. ^[9]

References

1. "Orange County". The Oxford Mercury. June 28, 1844. p. 4. Retrieved November 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Abstract". The Hillsborough Recorder. August 8, 1844. p. 3. Retrieved November 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. Cheney, John L., ed. (1975). North Carolina Government, 1585–1974: A Narrative and Statistical History. pp. 313–315. Retrieved November 15, 2025– via Archive.org.
4. "Whig Convention". The Hillsborough Recorder. May 31, 1848. p. 3. Retrieved November 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Election Returns". The Weekly Standard. August 8, 1860. p. 3. Retrieved November 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "To The Whigs of Orange County". The Hillsborough Recorder. August 1, 1860. p. 3. Retrieved November 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "State Election". The Hillsborough Recorder. August 1, 1860. p. 2. Retrieved November 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "South Lowell Academy". The Hillsborough Recorder. June 13, 1849. p. 3. Retrieved November 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "The Durham Plant notes..." The Raleigh News. August 27, 1880. p. 3. Retrieved November 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.