Charles Donald Jacob

Charles Donald Jacob (1838–1898) served four terms as mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, two consecutively in 1873-78, then later in 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.

In Mayor Jacob's third term, he oversaw the opening of the Southern Exposition. Perhaps Jacob's most lasting contribution to his city was his fourth term establishment in 1889 of a large park, today called Iroquois Park, that was landscaped by Frederick Law Olmsted.

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.

External links

• Jacob Family Papers at the Filson Historical Society
• Political Graveyard
• FuneralWire.com
• U.S. Department of State

Political offices
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
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by William L. Scruggs	United States Minister to Colombia 26 January 1886–29 May 1886	Succeeded by Dabney H. Maury

Persondata
Name	Jacob, Charles
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	1838
Place of birth
Date of death	1898
Place of death