Jacob Yost

Jacob Yost (born April 1, 1853 in Staunton , Virginia , †  January 25, 1933 in Palo Alto , California ) was an American politician . Between 1887 and 1899 he represented the state of Virginia twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Jacob Yost attended the public schools in his home country as well as the Mossy Creek Academy ; then he completed an apprenticeship in the printing trade. As a result, he was involved in the publication of a newspaper. He later worked in the construction industry. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1884 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress . Yost was Mayor of Staunton in 1886 and 1887.

In the congressional election of 1886 , Yost was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the tenth constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded John Randolph Tucker on March 4, 1887 . Since he was not confirmed in 1888, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1889. In 1896 he was re-elected to the House of Representatives, where he replaced Henry St. George Tucker on March 4, 1897 and was able to spend another term until March 3, 1899. During this time the Spanish-American War of 1898 fell . In 1898 he decided not to run again.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Jacob Yost retired from politics. He worked in the iron and coal industry. From 1925 he lived in Palo Alto, where he died on January 25, 1933. He was buried in his native town of Staunton.

Web links

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

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