Biography

04/06/1864 - 04/07/1933

Malachi Grant “Max” Leslie (R38) Allegheny (Part) County 1919-1930

Early Life:

Malachi Grant “Max” Leslie, born April 6, 1864, Lower Burrell Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; son of Malachi and Martha Ann Hoffmann Leslie; Washington fortieth street public school; Duff's Commercial College, Pittsburgh, 1882; appointed, Deputy Revenue Collector of Pittsburgh, 1889; member, Pittsburgh Stock Exchange, 1894-1909; elected, Pittsburgh Common Council, 1896-1904; president, Pittsburgh Common Council, 1901-1902; chairman, Republican City Executive Committee, 1901-1906; Allegheny County Delinquent Tax Collector, 1909-1913; general manager, Donald McNeil Company; vice-president, National Construction Company; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1919-1930; delegate, Republican National Convention, Chicago, 1920; married, Lillian Bell Over Leslie, children, Inez Bryson Leslie, Artemas Cameron Leslie, Maria Bell Leslie Stifel; died, April 7, 1933 (aged 69-year, 1 day), Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; interment, Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Pittsburgh Common Council, 1896-1904; president, Pittsburgh Common Council, 1901-1902; chairman, Republican City Executive Committee, 1901-1906.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 38th district, Allegheny (Part) County, 1919-1930; committee assignments, Appropriations, Congressional Apportionment, Elections, Finance, Judiciary General, Legislative Apportionment, Mines and Mining, Municipal Affairs, Public Health and Sanitation, Public Roads and Highway. Did not seek reelection. 

Delegate, Republican National Convention, Chicago, 1920

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "L"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

The Pennsylvania Manual, (1923-1924). Whitmore, R.E., (Compiler). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 983, 989, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 963.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) · Monday, April 10, 1933 · Page 1.

Malachi Grant Leslie (1864-1933) - Find a Grave Memorial