Jacob Holgate

Jacob Holgate
14th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1815–1832
Preceded byJohn St. Clair
Succeeded byRees Hill
Personal details
BornJune 10, 1767
Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania
DiedSeptember 18, 1832
Political partyDemocratic Republican

Jacob Holgate (June 10, 1767 – September 18, 1832)[1] was a businessman, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and served as speaker of the House in 1815.[2]

  1. ^ Simpson, Henry (1859), The lives of eminent Philadelphians, now deceased, W. Brotherhead, p. 539, ISBN 9780608400976
  2. ^ Scharf, John Thomas; Westcott, Thompson (1884), History of Philadelphia, 1609–1884, vol. 3, L. H. Everts & co., p. 1766