About Kalita E. Leighton
Lived 1871 – 1928 (aged 56). Kalita E. Leighton was an american football player.
Kalita Elton Leighton (September 13, 1871 – January 10, 1928) was an American attorney, a judge, and college football player and coach.
College football career Leighton played college football at the University of Iowa, where he was a law student, from 1894 to 1896. He served as the team captain of the 1895 Iowa Hawkeyes football team.
In 1898, Leighton served as the head football coach at the University of Northern Iowa – then known as Iowa State Normal School - compiling a record of 4–0–1.
Legal career In 1911, Leighton was appointed to as a judge of the Eighth Judicial District by the Governor of North Dakota, John Burke, and in 1920, he was appointed as Assistant Attorney General of North Dakota.
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Who was Kalita E. Leighton?
American judge
When was Kalita E. Leighton born?
Kalita E. Leighton was born on 13 September 1871 in Putnam County.
When did Kalita E. Leighton die?
Kalita E. Leighton died on 10 January 1928 in Minot.
What was Kalita E. Leighton's occupation?
Kalita E. Leighton was an american football player.
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