Jacob Senewell Yost
Jacob Senewell Yost | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Fornance |
| Succeeded by | John Freedley |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1836–1839 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 29, 1801 |
| Died | March 7, 1872 (aged 70) Pottstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Children | 4 |
Jacob Senewell Yost (July 29, 1801 – March 7, 1872) was an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives.
Early life and education
[edit]Yost was born in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Fourth Street Academy in Philadelphia.[1]
Career
[edit]He engaged in agricultural pursuits and served as publisher and editor of the La Fayette Aurora in La Fayette, Pennsylvania.
He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1836 to 1839. Yost was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-Eighth and Twenty-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 President James Buchanan, serving from 1857 until his resignation in 1860.
Personal life
[edit]Yost continued agricultural pursuits until his death in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, at the age of 70. He was interred in Edgewood Cemetery in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.[3]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Auge, Moses (1879). Lives of the Eminent Dead: And Biographical Notices of Prominent Living Citizens of Montgomery County, Pa. The Author.
- ↑ Press, C. Q. (August 10, 2012). Guide to Congress. CQ Press. ISBN 978-1-4522-3532-5.
- ↑ 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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