Jacob Senewell Yost

Jacob Senewell Yost (born July 29, 1801 in Pottsgrove , Montgomery County , Pennsylvania , †  March 7, 1872 there ) was an American politician . Between 1843 and 1847 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Jacob Yost attended the public schools of his home country and then the Fourth Street Academy in Philadelphia . Then he worked in agriculture. He was also a publisher and editor of a newspaper. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1836 and 1839 he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives .

In the congressional election of 1842 , Yost was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Joseph Fornance on March 4, 1843 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1847 . From 1845 he was chairman of the Committee on Engraving . The period up to 1845 was marked by tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs . In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed. That eventually led to the Mexican-American War in 1845 .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Jacob Yost worked again in agriculture. Between 1857 and 1860 he was US Marshal for the eastern part of the state of Pennsylvania, based in Philadelphia. After that he resumed his agricultural activities. He died in Pottstown on March 7, 1872.

Web links

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

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

predecessor	Office	successor
Joseph Fornance	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (5th constituency) March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1847	John Freedley