Charles Donald Jacob | |
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| 25th Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky | |
| In office 1888–1890 | |
| Preceded by | P. Booker Reed |
| Succeeded by | William L. Lyons |
| 23rd Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky | |
| In office 1882–1884 | |
| Preceded by | John George Baxter |
| Succeeded by | P. Booker Reed |
| 21st Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky | |
| In office 1873–1878 | |
| Preceded by | John George Baxter |
| Succeeded by | John George Baxter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1, 1838 |
| Died | December 25, 1898 (aged 60) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Resting place | Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Addie Martin
(m. 1869; died 1878)Edith Bullitt (m. 1897) |
| Relations | Richard Taylor Jacob (brother) Richard Taylor (great-grandfather) |
| Children | 3 |
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Charles Donald Jacob (June 1, 1838 – December 25, 1898)[1] was an American politician who 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 was his fourth-term establishment in 1889 of a large park in Louisville, today called Iroquois Park, which was landscaped by Frederick Law Olmsted.