Fassett, Jacob Sloat : 1853-1924

Name : Jacob Sloat Fassett
Occupation : ex-congressman
Born : Elmira, N.Y., Nov. 13, 1853
Died : Apr. 21, 1924
Parents : Son of Newton P. and Martha E. (Sloat) Fassett

Education : Bachelor of Arts, University of Rochester, 1875, Master of Arts; admitted to bar, 1878; studied law and political economy, University of Heidelberg, 1880-1881; LL.D., (Doctor of Laws), Colgate, 1901.
Married : Jennie L. Crocker, daughter of late Judge E. B. Crocker, of Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 13, 1879

In practice at Elmira since 1878; proprietor of Elmira Daily Advertiser, 1879-1896; vie president Second National Bank, District Attorney Chemung County, 1878-1880; member New York Senate 1884-1891 (temporary president 1889, 1890, 1891; delegate Republican National conventions, 1880, Minneapolis, 1892 (temporary chairman), and 1916; secretary Republican National Committee, 1888-1892; Republican nominee for governor N.Y., 1891; delegate Republican State Convention, 1904 (temporary chairman); member 59th to 61st Congresses (1905-1911), 33rd N.Y. District.
Temporary and permanent chairman N.Y. State Republican Advisory Convention, the first with women delegates, Saratoga, 1918

Address: Elmira, N.Y.

~ Who's Who in America, Vol. 13, 1924-1925, Edited by Albert Nelson Marquis, Printed by A. N Marquis & Company in Chicago, IL, Page 1122 (Necrology Page 164 : Deaths Reported During Course of Printing Who's Who in America).

You can visit the memorial page for Jacob Sloat Fassett.
You can visit the memorial page for Jennie Louise [Crocker] Fassett.