John T. Lesley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn T. Lesley
American politician
Date of Birth: 12-May-1835
Place of Birth: Madison County, Florida, United States
Date of Death: 13-Jul-1913
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About John T. Lesley
- John Thomas Lesley (May 12, 1835 – July 13, 1913) was a cattleman and pioneer in Tampa, Florida.
- He fought in the Third Seminole War and was a captain in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
- Lesley formed his own volunteer company the "Sunny South Guards", and commanded the "Cow Cavalry", until he was wounded and replaced by W.
- B.
- Henderson.
- After the war he became a state senator.Major William Iredell Turner (1812-1881) and Lesley (then a major) helped Confederate Secretary of State Judah P.
- Benjamin escape following the collapse of the Confederacy and hid Benjamin in a swamp behind Major Turner's House.
- He remained there for several days until they were sure the area was cleared of Federal soldiers.
- Benjamin was then transported to Gamble Mansion.
- Lesley was one of the original owners of the Tampa Street Railway. His marriage to William T.
- Brown's daughter Margaret created what would become a powerful dynasty in business, politics and agriculture.
- Lesley's son William T.
- Lesley was Sheriff and a member of the Florida Constitutional Convention of 1885.
- Theodore Lesley, John T.
- Lesley's other son, was a county historian and preservationist.Lesley is buried in downtown Tampa's Oaklawn Cemetery.
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