Phineas W. Leland

Phineas Washington Leland
President of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1843–1843
Preceded byJosiah Quincy Jr.
Succeeded byFrederick Robinson
Member of
the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1843–1843
Preceded byJosiah Quincy Jr.
Succeeded byLevi Lincoln Jr.
Collector of Customs for
Fall River, Massachusetts
In office
1834–1860
Appointed byAndrew Jackson
Personal details
BornOctober 4, 1798
Grafton, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 22, 1870
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseParmelia T. Wood
Alma materBowdoin College, M.D., 1826
OccupationPhysician, US Collector of Customs, journalist
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Phineas Washington Leland (October 4, 1798 – January 22, 1870) was a Massachusetts physician and journalist, and the Collector of Customs for Fall River, Massachusetts, who also served as a member, and as the President of the Massachusetts Senate.