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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—PennsylvaniaJacob BROOM
(1808-1864)
BROOM, Jacob, (son of
James Madison Broom), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in
Baltimore, Md., July 25, 1808; received a classical education;
moved to Philadelphia, Pa., with his parents in 1819; studied law;
was admitted to the bar in 1832 and commenced practice in
Philadelphia, Pa.; appointed deputy auditor of the State in 1840;
clerk of the Philadelphia orphans’ court 1848-1852; nominated
by the Native American Party in 1852 for President of the United
States; elected as a candidate of the American Party to the
Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1857); chairman,
Committee on Revolutionary Pensions (Thirty-fourth Congress);
unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1856 and for election to
the Thirty-sixth Congress in 1858; died in Washington, D.C.,
November 28, 1864; interment in Congressional Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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