John Leisenring

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John Leisenring (June 3, 1853–January 19, 1901) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

John Leisenring was born in Ashton (now Lansford), Carbon County, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, Schwartz’s Academy in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and academies in Merchantville and Princeton, New Jersey. He became a civil and mining engineer and was identified with banking, coal, iron, and lumber industries. He moved from Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, to Upper Lehigh, Pennsylvania, in 1885. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1894 and 1895.

Leisenring was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress. He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1896. He was a delegate to the Republican State convention in 1896. He resumed his former business pursuits and served as president of the Upper Lehigh Coal Co. He died in Philadelphia in 1901. Interment in the City Cemetery at Mauch Chunk.

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Preceded by William H. Hines	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district 1897-1899	Succeeded by Morgan B. Williams