Jacob Brinkerhoff
Jacob Brinkerhoff | |
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William Kennon, Sr. | |
| Succeeded by | George W. McIlvaine |
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| Born | August 31, 1810 Niles, New York |
| Died | July 19, 1880 (aged 69) Mansfield, Ohio |
| Resting place | Mansfield Cemetery |
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| Children | four |
Jacob Brinkerhoff (August 31, 1810 – July 19, 1880) was an American jurist, Congressman, and author of the
Life and career
Brinkerhoff was born in
Congress
He was prosecuting attorney for
Several copies of this resolution were made and distributed among the Free Soil members of Congress, with the understanding that whoever among them should catch the speaker's eye and get the floor should introduce it. David Wilmot chanced to be that man, and, therefore, the proviso bears his name instead of Brinkerhoff's.
Later career
At the close of his Congressional career, he resumed his law practice at Mansfield. In 1856, he was elected to
Death and burial
He died in Mansfield, and was buried in Mansfield Cemetery.
Personal life
Brinkerhoff was the son of Henry I. Brinkerhoff (1786–1847) and his wife, Rachel (née Bevier) Brinkerhoff (1792–1826). Through his mother, he descends from three patentees, or founders, of
His first cousin, once removed was Henry R. Brinkerhoff, also a Congressman from Ohio.
References
- ^ a b c "Jacob Brinkerhoff". The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System.
External links
- Works by or about Jacob Brinkerhoff at Internet Archive
- . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900.
- The National Cyclopædia of American Biography, Volume 13. New York: James T. White & Company, (1906) 152.
- United States Congress. "Jacob Brinkerhoff (id: B000838)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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