Orange Jacobs

Orange Jacobs

Orange Jacobs (born May 2, 1827 in Geneseo , Livingston County , New York , †  May 21, 1914 in Seattle , Washington ) was an American politician . Between 1875 and 1879 he represented the Washington Territory as a delegate to the United States House of Representatives .

Career

In 1831, Orange Jacobs moved to the Michigan Territory with his parents . There he attended public schools and Albion College . He then studied at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1851, he began to work in his new profession in Sturgis . In 1852, Jacobs moved to the Oregon Territory , where he settled in Jacksonville . There he worked as a lawyer until 1859. He also published the Jacksonville Sentinel newspaper. In 1859, Jacobs moved to the Washington Territory. There he became a judge in 1869 and was presiding judge of the Supreme Court from 1871 to 1875.

Jacobs was a member of the Republican Party . In the congressional elections of 1874 he was elected as a delegate to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Obadiah B. McFadden on March 4, 1875 . After re-election in 1876, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress as a delegate until March 3, 1879 . In 1878 he renounced another candidacy.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Jacobs returned to working as a lawyer in the Washington Territory. In 1880 he was mayor of Seattle . Between 1885 and 1887 he sat on the territorial government council. In 1889 he was on a commission that revised Seattle's city laws. Then he became an advisor to this city. Between 1896 and 1900, Jacobs served as a judge in King County . He died in Seattle on May 21, 1914. Orange Jacobs was married to Lucinda Jacobs (1837-1927).

Web links

Commons : Orange Jacobs  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Orange Jacobs in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Orange Jacobs in the database of Find a Grave (English)