Israel Jacobs
Israel Jacobs | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 9, 1726 |
| Died | c.December 10, 1796 Providence Township |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Congressman |
Israel Jacobs (born June 9, 1726; died circa December 10, 1796) was a colonial Pennsylvania Legislator and United States Representative from Pennsylvania.
Jaobs was born near the Perkiomen Creek in Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. and attended the public schools. Later, he was engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits,[1] and was a member of the colonial Pennsylvania Assembly 1770-1774.[2]
In 1790, Jacobs was elected to the Second Congress and served from March 4, 1791 to March 3, 1793.[1] He resumed agricultural pursuits, and died in Providence Township. His interment was probably in the graveyard of the Friends Meeting House in Providence.[3]
References
- Pennypacker, Samuel Whitaker (1872). Annals of Phoenixville and Its Vicinity: From the Settlement to the Year 1871. Phoenixville, PA: Bavis & Pennypacker, printers.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - United States Congress. "Israel Jacobs (id: J000036)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
 | This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |