Charles Donald Jacob
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Charles Donald Jacob (1838-1898) served three terms as mayor of Louisville, Kentucky (1873-78, 1882-84, and 1888-90). He also served as the U.S. minister to Colombia in 1885-1886. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Perhaps Mayor Jacob's most lasting contribution to his city was the establishment in 1888 of a large park, today called Iroquois Park, that was landscaped by Frederick Law Olmstead.
Jacob was the brother of Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Richard Taylor Jacob and brother-in-law of U.S. Representative James Brown Clay. Jacob is interred in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky.
The Jacobs neighborhood is named for him.
[edit] External links
- Jacob Family Papers at the Filson Historical Society
- Political Graveyard
- FuneralWire.com
- U.S. Department of State
| Preceded by John G. Baxter |
Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky 1873–1878 |
Succeeded by John G. Baxter |
| Preceded by John G. Baxter |
Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky 1882–1884 |
Succeeded by P. Booker Reed |
| Preceded by P. Booker Reed |
Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky 1888–1890 |
Succeeded by William L. Lyons |
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