Jacob Root
State delegateMaryland
DistrictFrederick County
Term start1858
Term end1860
AlongsideStephen R. Bowlus, Oliver P. Harding, Ulysses Hobbs, John A. Koons, John B. Thomas
PredecessorLawrence J. Brengle, James S. Carper, James L. Davis, Daniel Grove, Peter Hauver, William N. Wolfe
SuccessorThomas J. Claggett, John A. Johnson, Andrew Kessler, David W. Naill, Jonathan Routzahn, William E. Salmon
Term start 21849
Term end 21852
Alongside 2William P. Anderson, Daniel S. Biser, Benjamin A. Cunningham, Thomas H. O'Neal
Predecessor 2Gideon Bantz, John D. Gaither, Peter Grabill, William Lynch, John Need
Successor 2William P. Anderson, James M. Coale, George W. Ent, James M. Geyer, John Lee, Henry McElfresh, Davis Richardson
Term start 31846
Term end 31847
Alongside 3George Doub, Peter Grabill, Jeremiah G. Morrison, James Stevens, Thomas Turner
Predecessor 3Daniel S. Biser, Henry Boteler, Francis J. Hoover, Enoch Louis Lowe, George Zollinger
Successor 3Gideo Bantz, John D. Gaither, Peter Grabill, William Lynch, John Need
Death dateMay 27, 1861
OccupationPolitician

Jacob Root (died May 27, 1861) was an American politician from Maryland.

Biography

Jacob Root served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1846 to 1847, from 1849 to 1852, and from 1858 to 1860.[1]

Root died on May 27, 1861.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Historical List, House of Delegates, Frederick County (1790-1974)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  2. ^ "Captain Jacob Root...". The Baltimore Sun. 1861-06-06. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-04-26. – via Newspapers.com