Israel Jacobs
| Israel Jacobs | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 9, 1726 near Perkiomen Creek in Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
| 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.
- Israel Jacobs at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The Political Graveyard
| Preceded by At large on a General ticket: Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg, George Clymer, Thomas Fitzsimons, Thomas Hartley, Thomas Scott, Henry Wynkoop, Daniel Hiester and Peter G. Muhlenberg |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district 1791–1793 |
Succeeded by At large on a General ticket: Thomas Fitzsimons, Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg, John W. Kittera, Thomas Hartley, Thomas Scott, James Armstrong, Peter G. Muhlenberg, Andrew Gregg, Daniel Hiester, William Irvine, William Findley, John Smilie, and William Montgomery |
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