Israel Jacobs | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 | |
| Preceded by | See below |
| Succeeded by | See below |
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| Born | (1726-06-09)June 9, 1726 |
| Died | ca. December 10, 1796(1796-12-10) (aged 70) |
| Occupation | Congressman |
Israel Jacobs (June 9, 1726 – c. December 10, 1796) was a colonial Pennsylvania Legislator andUnited States Representative fromPennsylvania's 3rd congressional district.
Jaobs was born near thePerkiomen Creek inProvidence Township in theProvince of 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 1765, Jacobs became involved in land speculation in Nova Scotia when he joined a land company headed byWilliam Smith, Provost of theCollege of Philadelphia. The company, which was grantedThe Township of Monckton that year, also included his brothers Joseph (b.1728) and Benjamin (b.1731).[3] Their sister, Hannah Jacobs, married the noted American astronomerDavid Rittenhouse.[4]
In 1790, Jacobs was elected to theSecond 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.[5]
| Preceded by At large on a General ticket: Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg,George Clymer,Thomas Fitzsimons,Thomas Hartley,Thomas Scott,Henry Wynkoop,Daniel Hiester andPeter G. Muhlenberg | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 3rd congressional district 1791–1793 | Succeeded by |
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