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Jacob Krebs

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Jacob Krebs
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 7th district
In office
December 4, 1826 – March 3, 1827
Preceded byWilliam Addams
Henry Wilson
Succeeded byWilliam Addams
Joseph Fry, Jr.
Personal details
Born(1782-03-13)March 13, 1782
Longswamp Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedSeptember 26, 1847(1847-09-26) (aged 65)
Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyJacksonian

Jacob Krebs (March 13, 1782 – September 26, 1847) was an American politician who served as a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 1826 to 1827.

Early life

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Krebs was born on March 13, 1782, in Longswamp Township, Pennsylvania[1] to Michael and Catherine Kunz Krebs.[2]

Career

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As a young man, Krebs relocated from Longswamp Township to Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, where he purchased a large tract of land, part of which became the county farm known today as Rest Haven. He devoted his time to developing this property "and became very wealthy for a man of his time. He stood as one of the most prominent and widely known and influential men of his time," according to an 1893 century book on the history of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.[3] He married Elizabeth Bayer/Boyer.[4]

Politics

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As a politician, Krebs served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1812 to 1814.[5]

As a Jacksonian Democrat, he subsequently was elected as a U.S. Representative to the 19th U.S. Congress, filling the vacancy caused by the death of Henry Wilson. He served in this capacity from December 4, 1826, to March 3, 1827and did not run for reelection.

From 1828 to 1836, he served as a Democrat in the Pennsylvania Senate, where he represented the Pennsylvania's 6th district.[6] He was elected Register of Wills, Clerk of Courts and Recorder for Schuylkill County, which was a combined office at the time, serving from 1840 to 1842. After each term of his various public offices ended, he consistently returned to his previous occupation in agriculture.

Death

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Krebs died in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania on September 26, 1847, at age 65, and was interred at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in Orwigsburg.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Schuylkill County Pennsylvania, by Samuel T. Wiley, edited by Henry W. Ruoff, published by Rush, West and Company 1893 - Philadelphia, Pa, Page 316
  2. ^ "Pennsylvania Senate Library - Jacob Krebs Biography". Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ^ Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Schuylkill County Pennsylvania, by Samuel T. Wiley, edited by Henry W. Ruoff, published by Rush, West and Company 1893 - Philadelphia, Pa, Page 316
  4. ^ "Pennsylvania Senate Library - Jacob Krebs Biography". Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Jacob Kreps Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  6. ^ Cox, Harold. "Senate Members K". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  7. ^ Tombstone
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district

1826–1827
alongside: William Addams
Succeeded by
Pennsylvania State Senate
Preceded by
Daniel A. Bertolet
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate, 6th district
1829-1835
Succeeded by
Paul Geiger