Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | John Kean |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Franklin Howell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 28, 1839 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 20, 1917(1917-07-20) (aged 77) |
| Resting place | West Laurel Hill Cemetery,Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician |
Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer (August 28, 1839 – July 20, 1917) was an American politician who served as aDemocratic member of theUnited States House of Representatives forNew Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1889 to 1895.
Geissenhainer was born August, 28, 1839, inNew York City and attended private schools. He received anA.B. degree in 1858 and aLL.B. degree in 1860 fromColumbia College.[1] He attendedYale Law School[2] and received a law degree fromNew York University in 1860.[1] He also attended theUniversity of Berlin. In 1862 he was admitted to the bar, and he commenced practice in New York City.[2]
He lived inFreehold Township, New Jersey,[3] and was elected as a Democrat to theFifty-first,Fifty-second andFifty-third Congresses where he served from March 4, 1889 until March 3, 1895.
He also served as chairman of the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization (Fifty-third Congress), and on theCommittee on Naval Affairs (Fifty-third Congress). Geissenhainer was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress. After serving in Congress, he resumed the practice of law.[2]
He died July 20, 1917, atMount Pocono, Pennsylvania,[2] and was interred inWest Laurel Hill Cemetery,Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.[4][5]
He married Susan H. Burkhalter and together they had a son[6] and daughter.[7]
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1889-March 3, 1895 | Succeeded by |
Chairs of theUnited States House Committee on Armed Services | ||
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| Military Affairs Committee (1822–1947) |  | |
| Naval Affairs Committee (1822–1947) | ||
| Armed Services Committee* (from 1947) | ||
*Alternately namedNational Security in 104th and 105th Congresses. | ||
