Jacob Crowninshield

Jacob Crowninshield
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1803 – April 15, 1808
Preceded by	William Shepard
Succeeded by	Joseph Story
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office 1801
Personal details
Born	(1770-03-31)March 31, 1770 Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died	April 15, 1808(1808-04-15) (aged 38) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Relations	Benjamin Williams Crowninshield, Arent S. Crowninshield
Children	Sarah Crowninshield

Jacob Crowninshield (March 31, 1770 – April 15, 1808) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and appointee to the position of U.S. Secretary of the Navy, which he never filled. His brother Benjamin Williams Crowninshield did successfully hold the post; the Crowninshield family in general was prominent in early American maritime affairs. He was the grandfather of Arent S. Crowninshield.