Jacob Houck Jr. (January 14, 1801 – October 2, 1857) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1841 to 1843.
jacob, houck, january, 1801, october, 1857, american, lawyer, politician, served, term, representative, from, york, from, 1841, 1843, contents, biography, congress, later, career, death, sourcesbiography, editborn, schoharie, york, houck, attended, common, sch. Jacob Houck Jr January 14 1801 October 2 1857 was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U S Representative from New York from 1841 to 1843 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Congress 1 2 Later career and death 2 SourcesBiography editBorn in Schoharie New York Houck attended the common schools He was graduated from Union College Schenectady New York in 1822 He studied law He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Schoharie He served as district attorney of Schoharie County 1831 1836 Congress edit Houck was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty seventh Congress March 4 1841 March 3 1843 Later career and death edit He resumed the practice of law He died in Schoharie New York October 2 1857 He was interred in Lutheran Cemetery Sources editUnited States Congress Jacob Houck Jr id H000810 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byJohn Ely Member of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 8th congressional district1841 1843 Succeeded byRichard D Davis nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress nbsp This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York State is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jacob Houck Jr amp oldid 1191200918, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
