Jacob Romeis | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Frank H. Hurd |
| Succeeded by | William E. Haynes |
| 26thMayor of Toledo, Ohio | |
| In office 1879–1885 | |
| Preceded by | William W. Jones |
| Succeeded by | Jacob W. Scheets |
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| Born | (1835-12-01)December 1, 1835 |
| Died | March 8, 1904(1904-03-08) (aged 68) Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
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Jacob Romeis (December 1, 1835 – March 8, 1904) was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as aU.S. Representative fromOhio from 1885 to 1889.
Born in Weisenbach,Bavaria in theGerman Confederation, Romeis attended the village schools. He immigrated in 1847 to the United States with his parents, who settled inErie County, New York, and attended the public and select schools ofBuffalo, New York. He engaged in the shipping business and railroading. He moved toToledo, Ohio, in 1856.
Romeis was elected to the board of aldermen of the city of Toledo in 1874. He was reelected in 1876 and served as president of the board in 1877. He served as mayor of Toledo from 1879 to 1885.
Romeis was elected as aRepublican to theForty-ninth andFiftieth Congresses (March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1889). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888 to theFifty-first Congress. He later engaged in fruit growing near Toledo.
He died inToledo, Ohio on March 8, 1904. He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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