Jacob Romeis

Jacob Romeis (December 1, 1835 – March 8, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Jacob Romeis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th district
In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889
Preceded by	Frank H. Hurd
Succeeded by	William E. Haynes
Mayor of Toledo, Ohio
In office 1879–1885
Preceded by	William W. Jones
Succeeded by	Jacob W. Scheets
Personal details
Born	(1835-12-01)December 1, 1835 Bavaria, Germany
Died	March 8, 1904(1904-03-08) (aged 68) Toledo, Ohio
Resting place	Woodlawn Cemetery
Political party	Republican

Born in Weisenbach, Bavaria, Germany, Romeis attended the village schools. He immigrated in 1847 to the United States with his parents, who settled in Erie County, New York, and attended the public and select schools of Buffalo, New York. He engaged in the shipping business and railroading. He moved to Toledo, Ohio, in 1856.

Romeis was elected to the board of aldermen of the city of Toledo in 1874. He was reelected in 1876 and served as president of the board in 1877. He served as mayor of Toledo from 1879 to 1885.

Romeis was elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses (March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1889). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888 to the Fifty-first Congress. He later engaged in fruit growing near Toledo.

He died in Toledo, Ohio on March 8, 1904. He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.