Jacob Hibshman

Jacob Hibshman (January 31, 1772 – May 19, 1852) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district.[1]

Jacob Hibshman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821
Preceded by	See below
Succeeded by	See below
Personal details
Born	January 31, 1772 Ephrata, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
Died	May 19, 1852 (aged 80) Ephrata, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican

Early life

Jacob Hibshman was born on a farm near Ephrata in the Province of Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and a private school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He engaged in agricultural pursuits, and served as associate judge of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1810 to 1819.[2]

Career

Hibshman was elected as a Republican to the Sixteenth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1820 to the Seventeenth Congress.

He was deputy surveyor of Lancaster County for twenty years. He was a justice of the peace and chairman of the board of canal appraisers. He served as major general of the Pennsylvania Militia for twelve years. He organized the Northern Mutual Insurance Co., in 1844 and served as its first president. He died at his residence near Ephrata on May 19, 1852. Interment in the Hibshman Cemetery on the farm near Ephrata.[3]

References

1. "HIBSHMAN, Jacob, (1772 - 1852)". Retrieved August 24, 2013.
2. "Index to Politicians". Retrieved August 24, 2013.
3. "HIBSHMAN, Jacob, (1772 - 1852)". Retrieved August 24, 2013.