William Walter Leake, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Walter Leake

American politician

Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1833

Place of Birth: West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 20-Jan-1912

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

William Walter Leake (April 22, 1833 – January 20, 1912) was an officer in the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War.
He was also an attorney, a member of the Louisiana State Senate, a circuit court judge, a bank president, and a newspaper publisher.
He is best known for his role in burying a Union Navy officer in Louisiana, an event now commemorated as "The Day the War Stopped".