Ambler, Jacob A
lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Feb. 18, 1829, in Pittsburg, Pa. He studied law in Ohio, and in 1857 was elected to the state legislature, and served two terms.
In 1859 he was appointed judge of the ninth judicial district of the state, and served until 1867, when he resumed the practice of his profession.
He was elected to the forty-first and forty-second congresses, serving on the committee on foreign affairs. He still practices law in Salem, Ohio, in partnership with his son, under the firm name of Ambler and Son.