Complex sentence: Jacob Brinkerhoff, (August 31,1810-July 19,1880), jurist, Congressman, author of the Wilmot Proviso, was born in Niles, Cayuga County, New York.
Split into simpler sentences: Jacob Brinkerhoff, (August 31,1810-July 19,1880), was an American jurist, Congressman, and author of the Wilmot Proviso. Brinkerhoff was born in Niles, Cayuga County, New York.