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Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer
From The Daily Times (New Brunswick, NJ), November 3, 1894
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895
Preceded by	John Kean
Succeeded by	Benjamin Franklin Howell
Personal details
Born	August 28, 1839 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	July 20, 1917(1917-07-20) (aged 77) Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place	West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Politician

Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer (August 28, 1839 – July 20, 1917) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for three terms from 1889 to 1895.

Early life and career

Geissenhainer was born in New York City and attended private schools. He graduated from Columbia College in New York City (Master of Arts, 1858), and went on to study law at Yale Law School, and New York University (Bachelor of Arts, 1860). He also attended the University of Berlin. In 1862 he was admitted to the bar, and he commenced practice in New York City. Geissenhainer married Susan Havemeyer Burkhalter, a member of the Havemeyer family.

Congress

He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses where he served from March 4, 1889 until March 3, 1895.

He also served as chairman of the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization (Fifty-third Congress), and on the Committee on Naval Affairs (Fifty-third Congress). Geissenhainer was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress. After this, he resumed the practice of law.

Death

He died at Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, and was interred in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

References

1. Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried. Baltimore: Clearfield Publishing, Inc. p. 226. ISBN 0-8063-4823-2. Retrieved 13 October 2022.

External links

• United States Congress. "Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer (id: G000119)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer at The Political Graveyard
• Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer at Find a Grave

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• 1839 births
• 1917 deaths
• Columbia College (New York) alumni
• New York University School of Law alumni
• Lawyers from New York City
• Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
• Burials at West Laurel Hill Cemetery
• Politicians from New York City
• 19th-century American lawyers
• 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives