Charles Donald Jacob

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.

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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




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