Leonard Covington (October 30, 1768-November 11, 1813) was a United States Army Brigadier General and a member of the United States House of Representatives. Born in Aquasco, Maryland, Covington served in the American Revolutionary War and in the War of 1812, where he was killed in the Battle of Crysler's Farm. Covington, Louisiana; Fort Covington, New York; Covington, Georgia; and Covington County, Mississippi are named after him.
