Israel Jacobs
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Israel Jacobs (born June 9, 1726; died circa December 10, 1796) was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. He was born near Perkiomen Creek, Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pa. and attended the public schools. Later, he was engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits, and was a member of the colonial assembly 1770-1774.
In 1790, Jacobs was elected to the Second Congress and served from March 4, 1791 to March 3, 1793. He resumed agricultural pursuits, and died in Providence Township. His interment was probably in the graveyard of the Friends Meeting House.
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| Preceded by At large on a General ticket: Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg, George Clymer, Thomas Fitzsimons, Thomas Hartley, Thomas Scott, Henry Wynkoop, Daniel Hiester and Peter G. Muhlenberg |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district 1791 - 1793 alongside: Thomas Fitzsimons, Thomas Hartley, Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg, John W. Kittera, Daniel Hiester, William Findley, and Andrew Gregg |
Succeeded by At large on a General ticket: Thomas Fitzsimons, Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg, John W. Kittera, Thomas Hartley, Thomas Scott, James Armstrong, Peter G. Muhlenberg, Andrew Gregg, Daniel Hiester, William Irvine, William Findley, John Smilie, and William Montgomery |
