J. Hale Sypher

J. Hale Sypher
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 1st district
In office
July 18, 1868 – March 3, 1875
Preceded byBenjamin Flanders
Succeeded byEffingham Lawrence
Personal details
Born
Jacob Hale Sypher

(1837-06-22)June 22, 1837
Millerstown, Pennsylvania
DiedMay 9, 1905(1905-05-09) (aged 67)
Baltimore, Maryland
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Political partyRepublican
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Rank Colonel
Brevet Brigadier General
UnitBattery B, 1st Ohio Light Artillery
14th Rhode Island Heavy Artillery (Colored)
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Jacob Hale Sypher (June 22, 1837 – May 9, 1905) was an attorney and politician, elected as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Louisiana. He served four terms as a Republican, after having served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.