Jacob Henry Bromwell (May 11, 1848 – June 4, 1924) was a

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from

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from 1894 to 1903.

Biography

Born in

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, Bromwell resided during his boyhood in

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. He attended the public schools of Cincinnati and was graduated from

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in 1864. He taught in the public schools of southern Indiana and of Cincinnati for twenty-three years. He was graduated from

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in 1870. He was

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of Hamilton County in 1888 and commenced practice in Cincinnati. He served as mayor of

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from 1880 to 1886. He served as assistant county solicitor of Hamilton County 1888–1892.

Congress

Bromwell was elected as a

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to the Fifty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John A. Caldwell. He was reelected to the Fifty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from December 3, 1894, to March 3, 1903. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1902. He resumed the practice of law in Cincinnati. He served as judge of the

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of Hamilton County 1907–1913. He declined to be a candidate for renomination. He again engaged in the practice of law.

Death

He died in

, June 4, 1924. He was interred in

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Sources

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