Israel Jacobs (June 9, 1726' December 10, 1796) was a colonial Pennsylvania Legislator and

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Biography

Jaobs was born near the Perkiomen Creek in Providence Township in the

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. and attended the public schools. Later, he was engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits,''Biographical Directory'' and was a member of the colonial Pennsylvania Assembly 1770–1774. In 1765, Jacobs became involved in land speculation in Nova Scotia when he joined a land company headed by William Smith, Provost of the College of Philadelphia. The company, which was granted

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that year, also included his brothers Joseph (b.1728) and Benjamin (b.1731). Their sister, Hannah Jacobs, married the noted American astronomer

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. In 1790, Jacobs was elected to the Second Congress and served from March 4, 1791 to March 3, 1793. He resumed agricultural pursuits, and died in Providence Township. His interment was probably in the graveyard of the Friends Meeting House in Providence.''Political Graveyard''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Israel 1726 births 1796 deaths Members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania