Jacob A. Cantor

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Jacob A. Cantor

Jacob Aaron Cantor (born December 6, 1854 in New York City , † July 2, 1921 ) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1915 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Jacob Cantor was born in New York City about six and a half years before the outbreak of the Civil War . He attended public schools. Then he worked as a reporter for New York World for several years . In 1875 he graduated from the law school of the City College of New York . After receiving his license to practice law, he began practicing in New York City. Between 1885 and 1887 he was a member of the New York State Assembly and between 1887 and 1898 he was a member of the New York Senate . During this time he held the post of President in 1893 and 1894. In 1901 he was elected borough president of Manhattan . He declined to run for the post again. Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

Cantor was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in a by-election for the 63rd Congress in the 20th  electoral district of New York to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Francis Burton Harrison . His term began on November 4, 1913. In the 1914 congressional elections for the 64th Congress , Isaac Siegel was elected to the US House of Representatives. Cantor contested his election unsuccessfully and then left the Congress after March 3, 1915 .

After his time in Congress, he resumed his previous practice as a lawyer in New York City. He died on July 2, 1921 and was then buried in the Temple Israel Cemetery in Hastings-on-Hudson . At that time he was President of the Tax Commission Board of New York City.

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Web links

  • Jacob A. Cantor in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
predecessor Office successor
James J. Coogan Borough President of Manhattan
1902–1903
John F. Ahearn
Francis Burton Harrison United States House Representative for New York (20th constituency)
November 4, 1913 - January 3, 1915
Isaac Siegel