Jacob Hostetter

Jacob Hostetter
Jacob Hostetter
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Pennsylvania's 4th district
	In office; November 16, 1818 – March 3, 1821
Preceded by	Jacob Spangler
Succeeded by	James S. Mitchell
Member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
	In office; 1797–1802
Personal details
Born	May 9, 1754; near York, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
Died	June 29, 1831 (aged 77)
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Children	Jacob 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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Hostetter, Jacob". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ Gibson, John, ed. (1886). History of York County, Pennsylvania. F. A. Battey Publishing Co. p. 433. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Archive.org.

United States Congress. "Jacob Hostetter (id: H000806)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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Preceded by Jacob Spangler	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district 1818–1821	Succeeded by James S. Mitchell

[bio-1] "Hostetter, Jacob". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

[york-2] Prowell, George R. (1907). History of York County, Pennsylvania. Vol. 1. pp. 566, 824. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Archive.org.

[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.

[4] Gibson, John, ed. (1886). History of York County, Pennsylvania. F. A. Battey Publishing Co. p. 433. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Archive.org.

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