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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Jacob K. McKenty |
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Reading, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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January 19, 1827
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| Died | January 03, 1866
(38 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | McKENTY, Jacob Kerlin, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Douglassville, Amity Township, Berks County, Pa., January 19, 1827; was graduated from Yale College in 1848 and from the law department of that college in 1851; was admitted to the bar in 1851 and commenced practice in Reading, Pa.; prosecuting attorney of Berks County 1856-1858; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Schwartz and served from December 3, 1860, to March 3, 1861; was not a candidate for reelection in 1860; unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1862 and 1864; resumed the practice of his profession in Reading, Pa.; died in Douglassville, Berks County, Pa., January 3, 1866; interment in St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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