# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jacob-thorkelson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:49:31.033Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jacob-thorkelson"
name: "Jacob Thorkelson"
slug: "jacob-thorkelson"
description: "Jacob Thorkelson was a Norwegian-born American politician who served as the representative from Montana's 1st congressional district from January 3, 1939 to January 3, 1941."
tagline: "United States Congressman (1876-1945)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jacob_Thorkelson_(Montana_Congressman).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1876-09-24"
deathDate: "1945-11-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           40.3
  momentum:             1.363636363636364
  historical:           6.142081333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Jacob Thorkelson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "چاكوب ثوركيلسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "یاکوب تورکلسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Thorkelson"
    title: "Jacob Thorkelson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Thorkelson"
    title: "Jacob Thorkelson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92'%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%91_%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9F"
    title: "ג'ייקוב תורקלסון"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B3%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3"
    title: "ジェイコブ・ソーケルソン"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1677648"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump