Jacob Kerlin McKenty
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Jacob Kerlin McKenty (January 19, 1827 – January 3, 1866) was an American attorney and politician. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
Jacob K. McKenty was born in Douglassville, Pennsylvania on January 19, 1827, the son of Henry McKenty and Eleanor (or Elenor) McKenty.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". He graduated from Yale College in 1848 and Yale Law School in 1850.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
He completed his studies by reading law with William Strong, was admitted to the bar in 1851 and commenced practice in Reading, Pennsylvania.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". He served as prosecuting attorney of Berks County, Pennsylvania from 1856 to 1859.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
McKenty was 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.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". He was not a candidate for reelection in 1860, and resumed the practice of his profession in Reading.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress in 1862 and 1864.
McKenty died in Douglassville on January 3, 1866, and was buried at St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church Cemetery in Douglasville.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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- Jacob Kerlin McKenty at The Political Graveyard
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