About Jacob Houck
Lived 1801 – 1857 (aged 56). Jacob Houck was an American politician and lawyer.
Jacob Houck Jr. (January 14, 1801 – October 2, 1857) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1841 to 1843.
Biography Born in Schoharie, New York, Houck attended the common schools. He was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1822. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Schoharie.
He served as district attorney of Schoharie County 1831–1836.
Congress Houck was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843).
Later career and death He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Schoharie, New York, October 2, 1857. He was interred in Lutheran Cemetery.
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American politician (1801-1857)
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Jacob Houck was born on 14 January 1801 in Schoharie.
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