Jacob Senewell Yost (July 29, 1801 – March 7, 1872) was an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives.
Jacob Senewell Yost | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th district | |
| In office 1843–1847 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Fornance |
| Succeeded by | John Freedley |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1836–1839 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 29, 1801 Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 1872 (aged 70) Pottstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 4 |
Early life and education
editYost was born in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Fourth Street Academy in Philadelphia.[1]
Career
editHe engaged in agricultural pursuits and served as publisher and editor of the La Fayette Aurora in La Fayette, Pennsylvania.
He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1836 to 1839. Yost was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-Eighth and Twenty-Ninth Congresses, serving from 1843 to 1847.[2] He resumed a political position as the U.S. marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by appointment of President James Buchanan, serving from 1857 until his resignation in 1860.
Personal life
editYost continued agricultural pursuits until his death in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, at the age of 70. He was interred in Edgewood Cemetery in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.[3]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Auge, Moses (1879). Lives of the Eminent Dead: And Biographical Notices of Prominent Living Citizens of Montgomery County, Pa. The Author.
- ^ Press, C. Q. (2012-08-10). Guide to Congress. CQ Press. ISBN 978-1-4522-3532-5.
- ^ Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, with Listings of Many Prominent People who Were Cremated. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 978-0-8063-4823-0.
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