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Jacob C. Isacks (January 1, 1767 – August 31, 1835 ) was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.
Jacob C. Isacks | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Allen |
| Succeeded by | James I. Standifer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1, 1767 Montgomery County, Province of Pennsylvania, British America |
| Died | August 31, 1835 (aged 68) Winchester, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Jackson Republican |
| Profession | politician |
Isacks was born in Montgomery County in the Province of Pennsylvania and later moved to Winchester, Tennessee. He was elected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and was re-elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth through Twenty-second Congresses. He was in office from March 4, 1821 to March 3, 1833.[1] He was chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Public Lands during the Twentieth and Twenty-first Congresses.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1832. He owned slaves.[3] He died in Winchester, Tennessee. The location of his place of interment is unknown.[4]
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