Jacob Swoope

Jacob Swoope (ca. 1766 – 1832) was an eighteenth and nineteenth century politician from Virginia.

Jacob Swoope
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811
Preceded byDavid Holmes
Succeeded byWilliam McCoy
Personal details
Bornca. 1766 (1766)
Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
Died1832 (aged 65–66)
Staunton, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeStaunton, Virginia
Political partyFederalist

Biography

Born in Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania around 1766,[1] Swoope attended the common schools as a child. He moved to Staunton, Virginia in 1789 and held several local offices before being elected the first mayor of Staunton under the new charter of 1801. He was reelected mayor in 1804 before being elected a Federalist to the United States House of Representatives in 1808, serving from 1809 to 1811 having defeated Democratic-Republican Daniel Smith. Swoope died in Staunton in 1832 and was interred there in Trinity Episcopal Churchyard.

  • United States Congress. "Jacob Swoope (id: S001125)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Jacob Swoope at Find a Grave
  1. Encyclopedia Virginia
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
David Holmes		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 4th congressional district
1809–1811		 Succeeded by
William McCoy


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