JACOB CROWNINSHIELD

Crowninshield, Jacob (1770-1808) — of Massachusetts. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., March 31, 1770. Brother of Benjamin Williams Crowninshield; grandfather of William Crowninshield Endicott; great-granduncle of Charles Francis Adams. Democrat. a Representative from Massachusetts; engaged in mercantile pursuits; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1798 to the Sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dwight Foster; member of the State senate in 1801; was tendered the position of Secretary of the Navy by President Jefferson, but never entered upon his duties on account of ill health; ; chairman, Committee on Commerce and Manufactures (Ninth Congress); Member of Massachusetts state legislature; elected as a Republican to the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1803, until his death in Washington, D.C., on April 15, 1808 U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1803-08 (at-large 1803-05, 2nd District 1805-08); Died in Washington, D.C., April 15, 1808. Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Parents: George Crowninshield, Mary Derby
Spouse: Sarah Gardner
Marriage Place: Salem, Essex County, MA
Marriage Date: 5 Jun 1796
Children
Sarah G. Crowninshield 1800–1835
Mary Crowninshield 1804–1838

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell