Andrew Jacobs (politician)

Andrew Jacobs (born February 22, 1906 with Gerald , Perry County , Indiana , † December 17, 1992 in Indianapolis , Indiana) was an American politician . Between 1949 and 1951 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Andrew Jacobs was the father of Congressman Andrew Jacobs Jr., born in 1932 . He attended the common schools and then the Saint Benedict's College in Atchison ( Kansas ). After a subsequent law degree at the Ben Harrison Law School in Indianapolis and his license as a lawyer in 1928, he began in Indianapolis in this profession. Between 1930 and 1933 he also worked as a public defender.

Politically, Jacobs was a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1948 congressional election , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eleventh constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Louis Ludlow on January 3, 1949 . Since he was not confirmed in 1950, he could only serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1951 . After leaving the US House of Representatives, Jacobs returned to work as a lawyer. In 1952 and 1956 he took part as a delegate at the respective Democratic National Conventions ; from 1975 to 1977 he was a criminal judge in Marion County . Andrew Jacobs died in Indianapolis on December 17, 1992.

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SURNAME	Jacobs, Andrew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	February 22, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Gerald , Perry County , Indiana
DATE OF DEATH	17th December 1992
Place of death	Indianapolis , Indiana