Background
Levering, Joshua was born on September 12, 1845 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Son of Eugene and Ann S. Levering.
Levering, Joshua was born on September 12, 1845 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Son of Eugene and Ann S. Levering.
Educated private schools, Baltimore.
A strong supporter of the temperance movement, Levering became the presidential candidate of the Prohibition Party in the election of 1896 and received 132,007 votes. According to a New York Times obituary, the "Noted dry leader" died at the age of 90 in Baltimore.
Member International
Married Martha West. Keyser, November 1870. Married second, Margaret Keyser, sister of 1st wife, 1892.