John McDowell Leavitt
John McDowell Leavitt | |
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| Born | May 10, 1824 Steubenville, Ohio |
| Died | December 12, 1909 (aged 85) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Education | Jefferson College |
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Bithia Brooks Leavitt
(died 1880) |
| Children | 6, including John Brooks Leavitt |
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John McDowell Leavitt (May 10, 1824 – December 12, 1909) was an early Ohio lawyer, Episcopal clergyman, poet, novelist, editor and professor. Leavitt served as the second President of Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and as President of St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland.