Jacob Hostetter (May 9, 1754June 29, 1831) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Jacob Hostetter was born near York in the Province of Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and worked as a clockmaker. He was a member of the general assembly of Pennsylvania from 1797 to 1802. He was elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jacob Spangler. He was reelected as a Republican to the Sixteenth Congress. He moved to Ohio and settled in Columbiana, Ohio, where he died on June 29, 1831. Sources The Political Graveyard 1754 births 1831 deaths American clockmakers Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Politicians from York, Pennsylvania People from Columbiana, Ohio Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania