Leo Charles Dessar (February 15, 1847 – April 20, 1924) was a Kingdom of Bavaria-born Jewish-American lawyer, politician, and judge from New York City.
[2] His father was Dr Julius H. Dessar, president of a Hebrew Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio.
When he was old enough to enlist in the American Civil War, he became a drummer boy in the Union Army and went to the front.
[3] After the Civil War, he served as Lieutenant and Adjutant of the 96th Regiment, New York National Guard.
[4] He was a member of the New York County Lawyers' Association since its organization and served on its Membership Committee from 1910 to 1912.