Biography

02/14/1758 - 1827

Jacob Sommer (Constitutionalist (Quid1) Delaware, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Counties 1805-1808 (Constitutionalist (Quid1) Philadelphia City, Philadelphia Counties 1808-1809

Early Life:

Jacob Sommer, born February 14, 1758, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Province of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; son of Johannes (John) and Anna Eva Sommer; ensign, prisoner of war, American Revolution, 1778-1782; elected, Constitutionalist (Quid), Pennsylvania State Senate, 1805-1809, unsuccessful reelection, 1809; commissioned, associate judge, District Court of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1811-1821; unsuccessful campaigns, United States House of Representatives, 1816, 1818; died, February 1827 (aged 68–69) interment, Saint Michael's German Lutheran Churchyard and Burial Ground (Defunct) Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Constitutionalist (Quid), Pennsylvania State Senate, 1st district, Delaware, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia Counties, 1805-1808; served, Constitutionalist (Quid), Pennsylvania State Senate, 1st district, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia Counties, 1808-1809; unsuccessful reelection, 1809. 

Unsuccessful campaigns, Pennsylvania District 1, United States House of Representatives, 1816, 1818.

Commissioned, associate judge, District Court of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1811-1821.

Legacy:

During the Battle of Crooked Billet, Hatboro, Pennsylvania, prisoner of war, held on Long Island, New York, May 1, 1778-1782.

The marital life of Jacob Sommer is unknown. His will mentioned only one child, Doctor John Sommer of Philadelphia.

The neighborhood of Somerton in northeast Philadelphia was named for him.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members S". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

Jacob Sommer (1758-1827) - Find a Grave Memorial