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Jacob Senewell Yost

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American politician (1801–1872)
"Jacob Yost" redirects here. For the United States Representative from Virginia, seeJacob Yost (Virginia congressman).

Jacob Senewell Yost
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives
fromPennsylvania's5th district
In office
1843–1847
Preceded byJoseph Fornance
Succeeded byJohn Freedley
Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1836–1839
Personal details
BornJuly 29, 1801
DiedMarch 7, 1872 (aged 70)
Political partyDemocratic
Children4

Jacob Senewell Yost (July 29, 1801 – March 7, 1872) was an American politician who representedPennsylvania in theUnited States House of Representatives.

Early life and education

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Yost was born inLower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Fourth Street Academy in Philadelphia.[1]

Career

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He engaged in agricultural pursuits and served as publisher and editor of theLa Fayette Aurora inLa Fayette, Pennsylvania.

He was a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives from 1836 to 1839. Yost was elected as a Democrat to theTwenty-Eighth andTwenty-Ninth Congresses, serving from 1843 to 1847.[2] He resumed a political position as the U.S. marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by appointment of PresidentJames Buchanan, serving from 1857 until his resignation in 1860.

Personal life

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Yost continued agricultural pursuits until his death inPottstown, Pennsylvania, at the age of 70. He was interred in Edgewood Cemetery inPottstown, Pennsylvania.[3]

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References

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  1. ^Auge, Moses (1879).Lives of the Eminent Dead: And Biographical Notices of Prominent Living Citizens of Montgomery County, Pa. The Author.
  2. ^Press, C. Q. (August 10, 2012).Guide to Congress. CQ Press.ISBN 978-1-4522-3532-5.
  3. ^Spencer, Thomas E. (1998).Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, with Listings of Many Prominent People who Were Cremated. Genealogical Publishing Com.ISBN 978-0-8063-4823-0.
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