Jacob Markell

Jacob Markell (born May 8, 1770 in Schenectady County , New York Province, † November 26, 1852 in Manheim , New York ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1813 and 1815 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives . Congressman Henry Markell was his son.

Career

Jacob Markell was born and raised in Schenectady County about five years before the outbreak of the War of Independence . During this time he attended community schools. In 1790 he moved to Manheim, where he worked in agriculture. Markell held the position of justice of the peace. He was between 1797 and 1819 and between 1824 and 1829 supervisor in the town of Manheim. He was also a judge on the Court of Common Pleas in Montgomery County . Politically he belonged to the Federalist Party .

In the congressional elections of 1812 for the 13th Congress , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 14th constituency of New York , where he succeeded Daniel Avery on March 4, 1813 . He retired from the after March 3, 1815 Congress of.

In 1820 he was a member of the New York State Assembly for Herkimer County . He died on November 26, 1852 in Manheim and was buried there in Snells Bush Cemetery .

Web links

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

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