Jacob Seebacher (1833 in

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– August 18, 1889 in

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) was an American politician from

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Life

He attended the common schools in New York City. Then he became a

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, and later an

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. He was a lieutenant in the 6th Regiment of the National Guard. He was at times an Inspector of Lamps and Gas; a clerk in the County Clerk's office; and Warrant Clerk in the Finance Department. He was a member of the

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(New York Co., 8th D.) in

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and

1866 Events January–March * January 1 ** Fisk University, a historically black university, is established in Nashville, Tennessee. ** The last issue of the abolitionist magazine ''The Liberator'' is published. * January 6 – Ottoman troo ...

. Afterwards, he was a deputy sheriff. He was again a member of the State Assembly (New York Co., 6th D.) in

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and

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; and a member of the

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(6th D.) in

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and

1881 Events January–March * January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans. * January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The ...

. He died at his home at 393

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Sources

''Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York''
compiled by Edgar Albert Werner (1884; pg. 291, 367f and 377f)
''The State Government for 1879''
by

Charles G. Shanks Charles Gove Shanks (1841 – July 24, 1895) was an associate editor of the ''Louisville Journal''. In New York he worked for the '' New York Star'' and the '' Albany Times''. Biography Shanks was born in Shelbyville, Kentucky in 1841. He ...

(Weed, Parsons & Co, Albany NY, 1879; pg. 136f)
''Ten-Thousand-Dollar Offices — Appointments by the Sheriff Elect''
in NYT on December 25, 1870
''DEATH OF JACOB SEEBACHER''
in NYT on August 21, 1889 {{DEFAULTSORT:Seebacher, Jacob 1833 births 1889 deaths Democratic Party New York (state) state senators Politicians from New York City Emigrants from the German Confederation to the United States Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly 19th-century American legislators People from East Harlem