Jacob C. Isacks

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Jacob C. Isacks
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1833
Preceded byRobert Allen
Succeeded byJames I. Standifer
Personal details
Born(1767-01-01)January 1, 1767
Montgomery County, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
DiedAugust 31, 1835(1835-08-31) (aged 68)
Winchester, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyJackson Republican
Professionpolitician

Jacob C. Isacks (January 1, 1767 – August 31, 1835 [1]) was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.

Biography[edit]

Isacks was born in Montgomery County in the Province of Pennsylvania and later moved to Winchester, Tennessee. He was elected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and was re-elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth through Twenty-second Congresses. He was in office from March 4, 1821 to March 3, 1833.[1] He was chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Public Lands during the Twentieth and Twenty-first Congresses.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1832. He owned slaves.[3] He died in Winchester, Tennessee. The location of his place of interment is unknown.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jacob C. Isacks". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "Jacob C. Isacks". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  3. ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, January 13, 2022, retrieved July 7, 2022
  4. ^ "Jacob C. Isacks". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 17, 2013.

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Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 4th congressional district
1821-1833 		Succeeded by
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