Member Biography

Jacob Blocher 


Biography


Jacob Blocher (Democratic-Republican12) Cambria and Somerset Counties 1808-1809 (Democratic-Republican14) Bedford, Cambria and Somerset Counties 1809-1813.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 12th district, Bedford, Cambria and Somerset Counties, 1808-1809; Henry Wertz, Jr. resigned his seat prior to the beginning of the session and was replaced by Jacob Blocher.

Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 14th district, Bedford, Cambria and Somerset Counties, 1809-1813.

Unsuccessful campaigns, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Cambria and Somerset Counties, 1819, 1820.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members B"Wilkes University Election Statistics ProjectWilkes University.

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

So far this is the only known accurate information.