Background
Leake was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on July 13, 1877.
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Education
He attended the public schools and Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, and graduated from New York Law School in 1898.
Career
He was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1898 and commenced practice in Jersey City. In 1908, he was admitted to the New York bar and practiced in New York City;
Leake was elected as a Democrat to the Sixtieth Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1907-March 3, 1909, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1908. After leaving Congress, he was general counsel for the Adams Express Company from 1927-1932.
In 1931, he was elected chairman of the board of directors of the American Railway Express Company, and was a director of Loew"s, Incorporated.
He died in New York City on August 23, 1959, and was interred in Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Paterson, New Jersey.
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Political Party
Democratic party