John J. Jacob (West Virginia politician)

John J. Jacob
4th Governor of West Virginia
In office
March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1877
Preceded byWilliam E. Stevenson
Succeeded byHenry M. Mathews
Member of the
West Virginia House of Delegates
In office
1868, 1879
Personal details
Born(1829-12-09)December 9, 1829
Green Spring, Virginia
(now West Virginia)
DiedNovember 24, 1893(1893-11-24) (aged 63)
Wheeling, West Virginia
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJane Baird
ProfessionPolitician
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John Jeremiah Jacob (December 9, 1829 – November 24, 1893) was a Democratic politician from Green Spring in (Hampshire County), in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Jacob served two terms as the fourth governor of West Virginia. He was also elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates from Hampshire County in 1868 and from Ohio County in 1879.