Charles Donald Jacob
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Charles Donald Jacob 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.
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, two consecutively in 1873-78, then later in 1882-84 and 1888-90. He also served as the U.S. minister to Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
in 1885-1886. He was a member of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
.
In Mayor Jacob's third term, he oversaw the opening of the Southern Exposition
Southern Exposition
The Southern Exposition was a five-year series of World's Fairs held in the city of Louisville, Kentucky from 1883 to 1887 in what is now Louisville's Old Louisville neighborhood. The exposition, held for 100 days each year on immediately south of Central Park, which is now the St....
. Perhaps Jacob's most lasting contribution to his city was his fourth term establishment in 1889 of a large park, today called Iroquois Park
Iroquois Park
Iroquois Park is a 739 acre municipal park in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed Louisville's Cherokee Park and Shawnee Park, at what were then the edges of the city. Located south of downtown, Iroquois Park was promoted as...
, that was landscaped by Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted was an American journalist, social critic, public administrator, and landscape designer. He is popularly considered to be the father of American landscape architecture, although many scholars have bestowed that title upon Andrew Jackson Downing...
.
Jacob was the brother of Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
The office of lieutenant governor of Kentucky has existed under the last three of Kentucky's four constitutions, beginning in 1797. The lieutenant governor serves as governor of Kentucky under circumstances similar to the Vice President of the United States assuming the powers of the presidency...
Richard Taylor Jacob
Richard Taylor Jacob
Richard Taylor Jacob was 17th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky .-Background and Early Life:Richard Taylor Jacob was born in Oldham County, Kentucky into a locally influential family...
and brother-in-law of U.S. Representative James Brown Clay
James Brown Clay
James Brown Clay was a Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky....
. Jacob is interred in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky.
The Jacobs
Jacobs, Louisville
Jacobs is a neighborhood on the south side of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Its boundaries are Berry Boulevard to the north,Taylor Boulevard to the east, the I-264 to the south, and seventh street to the west. It was developed as Jacob's Addition in 1892 after the opening of nearby Jacob's Park , in...
neighborhood is named for him.