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Jacob James Van Riper (March 8, 1838 – December 4, 1912) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the Attorney General of the State of Michigan from 1881 to 1885. He later served as a probate judge in Berrien County, Michigan from 1893 to 1901. He also served on the University of Michigan Board of Regents from 1880 to 1886.

References

1. Hinsdale, Burke Aaron (1906). "Jacob J. Van Riper". History of the University of Michigan. Published by the University. pp. 198–199.
2. "Jacob J. Van Riper: Noted Career Is Now Ended". St. Joseph Daily Press. December 4, 1912. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Attorneys general of Michigan
Territorial (1805–37)	LeRoy
State (since 1837)	Morey Platt Farnsworth Walker Mundy Lothrop Hale Howard Upson Williams Stoughton May Ball Marston Smith Kirchner Van Riper Taggart Trowbridge Huston Ellis Maynard Oren Blair Bird Kuhn Wykes Fellows Groesbeck Wiley Dougherty Retan Potter Brucker Voorhies O'Brien Toy Crowley Starr Read Rushton Dethmers Eldred Black Roth Millard Kavanagh Adams Kelley Granholm Cox Schuette Nessel

• 1838 births
• 1912 deaths
• Michigan attorneys general
• People from Berrien County, Michigan
• Regents of the University of Michigan