Jacob Houck Jr.
Jacob Houck Jr.
Representative from New York from 1841 to 1843.
Biography
Born in Schoharie, New York, Houck attended the common schools. He was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1822. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Schoharie.
He served as district attorney of Schoharie County 1831–1836.
Congress
Houck was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843).
Later career and death
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Schoharie, New York, October 2, 1857. He was interred in Lutheran Cemetery.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Jacob Houck Jr. (id: H000810)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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