Jacob Michael Kunkel

Jacob Michael Kunkel (July 1822 – April 7, 1870) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.

Early life Jacob Michael Kunkel was born on July 13 (or 24 ), 1822 in Frederick, Maryland, to Elizabeth (née Barker) and John Kunkel. His father served in the War of 1812. His great-grandfather John Kunkel served with Frederick the Great and his maternal grandfather William served in the Revolutionary War.

Career Kunkel began to practice law in Frederick in 1846. He was a law partner with Governor Francis Thomas around the late 1840s. He also partnered with his brother John B. Kunkel in Catoctin Furnace. As a Democrat, he was elected as a member of the Maryland Senate, defeating Gideon Bantz. He represented Frederick County in the senate from 1852 to 1854.

Kunkel was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861), defeating Henry W. Hoffman. at his home in Frederick on April 7, 1870. He was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Frederick.