Jacob A. Gross (1842 – October 8, 1887) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

Born in

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, he was the son of Martin Gross. He attended private schools in New York City. Then he studied law at Columbia Law School, graduating LL.B. in 1864, and

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in 1865, and practiced law in New York City. He was a member of the

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(6th D.) in

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and

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. Gross never married. A moderate smoker, he died of cancer of the throat at the age of 45, following an unsuccessful operation."Obituary", ''The New York Sun'' (October 10, 1887), p. 3.

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