Jacob Fry Jr. (June 10, 1802 – November 28, 1866) was a Jacksonian and Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States.
Jacob Fry Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Auditor General | |
| In office 1857–1860 | |
| Governor | James Pollock William F. Packer |
| Preceded by | George R. Espy |
| Succeeded by | John N. Purviance |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1839 | |
| Preceded by | Joel Keith Mann |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Fornance |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1853-1854 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 10, 1802 Trappe, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 28, 1866 (aged 64) Trappe, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Jacksonian Democratic |
Formatve years
editJacob Fry Jr. was born in Trappe, Pennsylvania on June 10, 1802. He taught school in Trappe, and served as the clerk of courts of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, from 1830 to 1833.
Career
editFry was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1838.
He subsequently engaged in the mercantile business in Trappe. In 1853 and 1854, he was elected as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He then served as Pennsylvania Auditor General from 1857 to 1860 before resuming his mercantile work.
Death and interment
editFry died in Trappe in 1866, and was interred in the Augustus Lutheran Church Cemetery.
Sources
edit- United States Congress. "Jacob Fry Jr. (id: F000396)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard