Thomas J. Leib

Thomas Jefferson Leib
Born1806 (1806)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedJuly 14, 1851(1851-07-14) (aged 44–45)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Buried
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
AllegianceUnited States
Service years1811–1851
RankCommander
CommandsSchooner Motto; Fort Foster
ConflictsSecond Seminole War
SpouseCaroline Matilda Harrison

Thomas Jefferson Leib (1806 – July 14, 1851) was an American naval officer of the early 19th-century sailing ship era, active in Florida's Second Seminole War as well as anti-piracy and smuggling suppression patrols throughout the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and West Indies.

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