# Jacob Markell

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{{Short description|American politician}}
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<!-- This article was automatically created by [User:polbot](/source/User%3Apolbot) from http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000132. The prose may be stilted, and there may be grammatical and Wikification errors. Please improve in any way you see fit. -->'''Jacob Markell''' (May 8, 1770 – November 26, 1852) was a [U.S. Representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), father of [Henry Markell](/source/Henry_Markell).

Born in [Schenectady County, New York](/source/Schenectady_County%2C_New_York), Markell attended the common schools.
He moved to Manheim in 1790 and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He was the [Justice of the Peace](/source/Justice_of_the_Peace).
<!-- A grammar fix may be needed here. -->Supervisor of the town of Manheim 1797–1819 and 1824–1829.
He served as judge of the court of common pleas of Montgomery County.

Markell was elected as a [Federalist](/source/Federalist_Party_(United_States)) to the [Thirteenth](/source/13th_United_States_Congress) Congress (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815).
He served as member of the State assembly from Herkimer County in 1820.
He died in [Manheim, New York](/source/Manheim%2C_New_York), November 26, 1852.
He was interred in Snells Bush Cemetery, [Manheim, New York](/source/Manheim%2C_New_York).

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