Jacob Broom (congressman)

Jacob Broom ( born July 25, 1808 in Baltimore, Maryland, † November 28, 1864 in Washington DC ) was an American politician. Between 1855 and 1857 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Jacob Broom was the son of Congressman James M. Broom (1776-1850) from Delaware. His eponymous grandfather Jacob Broom (1752-1810) was one of the signers of the Constitution of the United States. The younger Jacob Broom enjoyed a good education. In 1819 he came with his parents to Philadelphia. After studying law and his 1832 was admitted as a lawyer, he started working in Philadelphia in this profession. In 1840 he worked as Deputy Auditor for the state government of Pennsylvania; 1848 to 1852, he served as usher ( Clerk ) on guardianship court for orphans in Philadelphia. Politically, he joined the American Party. In 1852, he was after the death of Daniel Webster few days before the presidential election re-nominated as its candidate for the highest office, but remained with 2566 votes, accounting for 0.08 percent corresponded, impossible to block.

In the congressional elections of 1854 Broom was selected in the fourth electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, where he succeeded the Democrats William Henry Witte on March 4, 1855. Since he has not been confirmed in 1856, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1857. This was marked by the events leading up to the Civil War. During his time as a congressman Broom was chairman of the Committee on pension claims from the American Revolution.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Jacob Broom practiced law in Washington. In 1858 he applied unsuccessfully to return to Congress. He died on 28 November 1864 in the German capital Washington and was buried at the local cemetery Congress.