Jacob Senewell Yost

American politician

Jacob Senewell Yost

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th district
In office 1843–1847
Preceded by	Joseph Fornance
Succeeded by	John Freedley
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1836–1839

Personal details
Born	July 29, 1801 Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	March 7, 1872 (aged 70) Pottstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	4

Jacob Senewell Yost (July 29, 1801 – March 7, 1872) was an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives.

Early life and education

Yost was born in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Fourth Street Academy in Philadelphia.^[1]

Career

He engaged in agricultural pursuits and served as publisher and editor of the La Fayette Aurora in La Fayette, Pennsylvania.

He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1836 to 1839. Yost was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-Eighth and Twenty-Ninth Congresses, serving from 1843 to 1847.^[2] He resumed a political position as the U.S. marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by appointment of President James Buchanan, serving from 1857 until his resignation in 1860.

Personal life

Yost continued agricultural pursuits until his death in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, at the age of 70. He was interred in Edgewood Cemetery in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.^[3]

External links

United States Congress. "Jacob Senewell Yost (id: Y000026)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
The Political Graveyard
InfoPlease Biography

References

^ Auge, Moses (1879). Lives of the Eminent Dead: And Biographical Notices of Prominent Living Citizens of Montgomery County, Pa. The Author.
^ Press, C. Q. (2012-08-10). Guide to Congress. CQ Press. ISBN 978-1-4522-3532-5.
^ Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, with Listings of Many Prominent People who Were Cremated. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 978-0-8063-4823-0.