Jacob Turney

Jacob Turney (* February 18, 1825 in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, † October 4, 1891 ) was an American politician. Between 1875 and 1879 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Jacob Turney attended preparatory schools and then the Greensburg Academy. He then completed an apprenticeship in the printing trade. After studying law and his 1849 was admitted to the bar he began in Greensburg to work in this profession. Between 1850 and 1855 he was district attorney in the local Westmoreland County. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. Between 1858 and 1860 he was a member of the Senate of Pennsylvania. In 1859 he was elected as its president.

In the congressional elections of 1874 Turney was the 21st electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of the Republican Alexander Wilson Taylor on March 4, 1875. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1879 two legislative sessions. After his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Jacob Turney practiced as a lawyer again. He died on October 4, 1891 in his hometown of Greensburg, where he was also buried.