Jacob Call
{{Short description|American politician}}
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Jacob Call (died April 20, 1826) was an American lawyer who briefly served as a U.S. representative from Indiana from 1824 to 1825.
Biography
Born in Kentucky, Call was graduated from an academy in Kentucky where he studied law.
= Early career =
He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Vincennes and Princeton, Indiana. He served as judge of the Knox County Circuit Court, 1817, 1818, and from 1822 to 1824.
= Free slaves case =
In 1820, Call represented the defendant in the case of Polly v. Lasselle, losing the case which led to all slaves in the state of Indiana being freed.
=Congress =
Call was elected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative William Prince. He served from December 23, 1824 to March 3, 1825.
=Death=
He died in Frankfort, Kentucky, on April 20, 1826.
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Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana
Category:Indiana Democratic-Republicans
Category:Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives