Jacob Hostetter

Jacob Hostetter
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 4th district
In office
November 16, 1818 – March 3, 1821
Preceded byJacob Spangler
Succeeded byJames S. Mitchell
Member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
In office
1797–1802
Personal details
Born(1754-05-09)May 9, 1754
near York, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
DiedJune 29, 1831(1831-06-29) (aged 77)
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
ChildrenJacob Jr.
Occupation
  • Politician
  • clockmaker
  • judge

Jacob Hostetter (May 9, 1754 – June 29, 1831) was a judge, member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Early life

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Jacob Hostetter was born on May 9, 1754, near York (later Hanover) in the Province of Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and worked as a clockmaker. He manufactured the Hostetter clock out of a building in Hanover.[1][2]

Career

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Hostetter was a member of the general assembly of Pennsylvania from 1797 to 1802.[1] Hostetter was commissioned as judge in York County on February 28, 1801. He succeeded John Stewart who left for the U.S. Congress and was succeeded by John L. Hinkle.[3][4]

He was elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jacob Spangler. He was re-elected as a Republican to the Sixteenth Congress.[1]

Around 1825, Hostetter moved to Ohio and settled in New Lisbon, Ohio. He then continued working as a clockmaker with his son Jacob Jr. He later moved to Canton.[2]

Personal life

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Hostetter's son Jacob served in the Ohio legislature and worked as an associate judge.[2] He was a minister of the Mennonite Church.[2]

Hostetter died on June 29, 1831.[1][2]

Sources

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  1. ^ a b c d "Hostetter, Jacob". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Prowell, George R. (1907). History of York County, Pennsylvania. Vol. 1. pp. 566, 824. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
  3. ^ Wiley, Samuel T., ed. (1897). Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of the Nineteenth Congressional District Pennsylvania. C. A. Ruoff Company. p. 85. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
  4. ^ Gibson, John, ed. (1886). History of York County, Pennsylvania. F. A. Battey Publishing Co. p. 433. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district

1818–1821
Succeeded by