Jacob Call
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Jacob Call was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
Born in Kentucky, Call was graduated from an academy in Kentucky.
He studied law.
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 1822–1824.
In 1820 Call argued for the defendant in the case of Polly v. Lasselle
, losing the case which led to all slaves in the state of Indiana
being freed.
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
(December 23, 1824 – March 3, 1825).
He died in Frankfort, Kentucky
, April 20, 1826.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
.
Born in Kentucky, Call was graduated from an academy in Kentucky.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
and practiced in Vincennes and Princeton, Indiana.
He served as judge of the Knox County Circuit Court, 1817, 1818, and 1822–1824.
In 1820 Call argued for the defendant in the case of Polly v. Lasselle
Polly v. Lasselle
Polly v. Lasselle was an 1820 state supreme court case in the US state of Indiana where abolitionists attempted to free a slave from her master...
, losing the case which led to all slaves in the state of Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
being freed.
Call was elected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth
18th United States Congress
The Eighteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1825, during the seventh and eighth...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative William Prince
William Prince (Indiana)
William Prince was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Ireland in 1772, Prince immigrated to the United States in 1796 and settled in Indiana.He studied law....
(December 23, 1824 – March 3, 1825).
He died in Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort is a city in Kentucky that serves as the state capital and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census; by population it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States...
, April 20, 1826.