Jacob Krebs
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Jacob Krebs was a Jacksonian
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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Jacob Krebs was born in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania
. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
from 1828 to 1836. He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry Wilson
. He resumed agricultural pursuits and died in Orwigsburg in 1847. Interment in the Lutheran Cemetery.
Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Jacob Krebs was born in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania
Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania
Orwigsburg is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Named for its founder, Peter Orwig, from West Brunswick Township in 1823. The population was 3,106 at the 2000 census...
. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
Pennsylvania State Senate
The Pennsylvania State Senate has been meeting since 1791. It is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such...
from 1828 to 1836. He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth
19th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: John Gaillard , until December 4, 1825** Nathaniel Macon , from May 20, 1826- House of Representatives :* Speaker: John W. Taylor -Members:...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry Wilson
Henry Wilson (Pennsylvania)
Henry Wilson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Henry Wilson was born in Dauphin, Pennsylvania. He completed preparatory studies, studied law in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was admitted to the bar December 21, 1812, and commenced practice in Allentown, Pennsylvania...
. He resumed agricultural pursuits and died in Orwigsburg in 1847. Interment in the Lutheran Cemetery.