Jacob Call (died April 20, 1826) was an American lawyer who briefly served as aU.S. representative fromIndiana from 1824 to 1825.

Born inKentucky, Call was graduated from an academy in Kentucky where he studied law.

He wasadmitted to the bar and practiced inVincennes andPrinceton,Indiana. He served as judge of theKnox County Circuit Court, 1817, 1818, and from 1822 to 1824.

In 1820, Call represented the defendant in the case ofPolly v. Lasselle, losing the case which led to all slaves in the state ofIndiana being freed.

Call was elected as aJackson Republican to theEighteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofUnited States RepresentativeWilliam Prince. He served from December 23, 1824, to March 3, 1825.

He died inFrankfort, Kentucky, on April 20, 1826.

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