Jacob Tyson | |
State1: | New York |
District1: | 2nd |
Term1: | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
Preceded1: | Churchill C. Cambreleng John J. Morgan |
Succeeded1: | Joshua Sands |
State Senate2: | New York State |
District2: | 1st |
Term Start2: | January 1, 1828 |
Term End2: | December 31, 1828 |
Preceded2: | Cadwallader D. Colden |
Succeeded2: | Stephen Allen |
Birth Date: | 8 October 1773 |
Birth Place: | Staten Island, Province of New York, British America |
Death Place: | Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
Party: | Crawford |
Jacob Tyson (October 8, 1773July 16, 1848) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Tyson attended public school in his youth. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law. He was Supervisor of the Town of Castleton, Staten Island from 1811 to 1821. He was First Judge of the Richmond County Court from 1822 to 1840.
Tyson was elected as a Crawford Democratic-Republican to the 18th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1823, to March 3, 1825. He was a member of the New York State Senate in 1828.
He was buried at the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church Cemetery in Port Richmond, Staten Island.