Jacob Hostetter

U.S. Congressperson

1754 – 1831

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Who was Jacob Hostetter?

Jacob Hostetter was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Jacob Hostetter was born near York, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and worked as a clockmaker. He was a member of the general assembly of Pennsylvania from 1797 to 1802. He was elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jacob Spangler. He was reelected as a Republican to the Sixteenth Congress. He moved to Ohio and settled in Columbiana, Ohio, where he died on June 29, 1831.

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Born
May 9, 1754
Pennsylvania
Lived in
  • York
Died
Jun 29, 1831

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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