Jacob Brinkerhoff

Jacob Brinkerhoff

Jacob Brinkerhoff (born August 31, 1810 in Niles , Cayuga County , New York , †  July 19, 1880 in Mansfield , Ohio ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1843 and 1847 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Jacob Brinkerhoff was a cousin of Congressman Henry R. Brinkerhoff (1787-1844). He attended public schools in his home country and the Plattsburg Academy in Steuben County . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1837, he began to work in Mansfield in this profession. He later moved his residence and law firm to Plymouth , Ohio. Between 1839 and 1843 he served as the district attorney in Richland County . Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party at the time .

In the congressional election of 1842 , Brinkerhoff was elected to the Eleventh constituency of Ohio in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Benjamin S. Cowen on March 4, 1843 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1847 . These had been shaped by the events of the Mexican-American War since 1845 . From 1843 to 1845 Brinkerhoff was chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions . He was also the author of the Wilmot Proviso , which was officially introduced by US Senator David Wilmot and therefore bears his name. During this time he switched to the Free Soil Party .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Jacob Brinkerhoff practiced as a lawyer in Mansfield. Politically, he now joined the Republican Party founded in 1854 . From 1856 to 1871 he was a judge on the Supreme Court of Ohio . He died on July 19, 1880 in Mansfield, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Jacob Brinkerhoff in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Jacob Brinkerhoff in the database of Find a Grave (English)