Andrew Jacobs (lawyer)
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Andrew Jacobs | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 11th district | |
In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |
Preceded by | Louis Ludlow |
Succeeded by | Charles B. Brownson |
Personal details | |
Born | Gerald, Indiana | February 22, 1906
Died | December 17, 1992 Indianapolis, Indiana | (aged 86)
Political party | Democratic |
Children | Andrew Jacobs Jr. |
Alma mater | St. Benedict's College Ben Harrison Law School |
Occupation | lawyer |
Andrew Jacobs (February 22, 1906 – December 17, 1992) was a lawyer, judge, and Congressman for one term, in Indiana. His son, Andrew Jacobs Jr., was also a Congressman.
Biography
Jacobs attended the public schools near his birthplace (Gerald, Indiana), and later attended St. Benedict's College, Atchison, Kansas. He graduated from Ben Harrison Law School, in Indianapolis in 1928. He served as public defender in Marion County Felony Court, 1930–33. [citation needed]
In 1948 he was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first United States Congress (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1952 and 1956. He was served as judge, criminal court of Marion County, 1975–77, and was a resident of Indianapolis, until his death in 1992.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Andrew Jacobs (id: J000034)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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