Jacob Richards

Jacob Richards ( * 1773 in Chester, Pennsylvania, † July 20, 1816 ) was an American politician. Between 1803 and 1809 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Jacob Richards studied until 1794 at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. After a subsequent study of law and its 1795 admission to the bar he began to work in this profession. Politically, he joined, founded by Thomas Jefferson Democratic- Republican Party. In the congressional elections of 1802 he was the first electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Michael body on March 4, 1803. After two re- election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1809 three legislative periods. During his time as a congressman, the territory of the United States has been considerably enlarged in 1803 by the investments made by President Jefferson Louisiana Purchase. In 1804, the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Jacob Richards practiced as a lawyer again. He was also a colonel in the militia in Delaware County. He died on July 20, 1816 near Chester.