Jacob Hufty

Jacob Hufty (* in New Jersey, † May 20 1814 in Salem, New Jersey ) was an American politician. Between 1809 and 1814 he represented the State of New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

The date of birth and place of birth and exact information about the childhood and education of Jacob Hufty are not known. He worked as a blacksmith and served in the state militia of New Jersey. In 1793 he was a tax collector in Salem. He was also responsible for the care of the poor. In the following years he worked temporarily as District Judge. Between 1801 and 1804 he served as police chief in Salem County Sheriff; besides, he was temporarily County Council. Politically Hufty was initially founded by a member of the Thomas Jefferson Democratic- Republican Party. In the years 1804, 1806 and 1807, he was a member of the New Jersey Legislative Council, the predecessor of the State Senate. From 1805 to 1808, he was a tax in Salem County and a judge at the court of guardianship for orphans.

In the congressional elections of 1808 Hufty was for the sixth seat from New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of James Sloan on March 4, 1809. After two re- elections he could remain until his death on May 20, 1814 Congress. Since 1813, he represented the Federalist party there, to which he had converted. In his time as a deputy of the beginning of the British - American War fell. After his death, his parliamentary seat fell to the victorious in a special election Thomas Bines.