Jacob Hostetter
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 4th district
In office
November 16, 1818 – March 3, 1821
Preceded byJacob Spangler
Succeeded byJames S. Mitchell
Member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
In office
1797–1802
Personal details
Born(1754-05-09)May 9, 1754
near York, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
DiedJune 29, 1831(1831-06-29) (aged 77)
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
ChildrenJacob Jr.
Occupation
  • Politician
  • clockmaker
  • judge

Jacob Hostetter (May 9, 1754 – June 29, 1831) was a judge, member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Early life

Jacob Hostetter was born on May 9, 1754, near York (later Hanover) in the Province of Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and worked as a clockmaker. He manufactured the Hostetter clock out of a building in Hanover.[1][2]

Career

Hostetter was a member of the general assembly of Pennsylvania from 1797 to 1802.[1] Hostetter was commissioned as judge in York County on February 28, 1801. He succeeded John Stewart who left for the U.S. Congress and was succeeded by John L. Hinkle.[3][4]

He was elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jacob Spangler. He was re-elected as a Republican to the Sixteenth Congress.[1]

Around 1825, Hostetter moved to Ohio and settled in New Lisbon, Ohio. He then continued working as a clockmaker with his son Jacob Jr. He later moved to Canton.[2]

Personal life

Hostetter's son Jacob served in the Ohio legislature and worked as an associate judge.[2] He was a minister of the Mennonite Church.[2]

Hostetter died on June 29, 1831.[1][2]

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d "Hostetter, Jacob". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Prowell, George R. (1907). History of York County, Pennsylvania. Vol. 1. pp. 566, 824. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
  3. ^ Wiley, Samuel T., ed. (1897). Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of the Nineteenth Congressional District Pennsylvania. C. A. Ruoff Company. p. 85. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
  4. ^ Gibson, John, ed. (1886). History of York County, Pennsylvania. F. A. Battey Publishing Co. p. 433. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byJacob Spangler Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district 1818–1821 Succeeded byJames S. Mitchell


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