Preceded by Ben Heney Died November 28, 1911 Name Preston Jacobus | Spouse(s) Anna C. Hedges | |
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Born February 25, 1864Sussex County, New Jersey ( 1864-02-25 ) Residence Tucson, Arizona, United States, Los Angeles County, California, United States, Yonkers, New York, United States, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States |
Preston N. Jacobus (February 25, 1864 – November 28, 1911) was an American real estate developer, businessman, and politician. He served one term as Mayor of Tucson, Arizona Territory. Jacobus was a member of the Republican Party.
Pronunciation of Jacobus
In an interview with journalist David Leighton, of the Arizona Daily Star newspaper, Donald A. Jacobus, grandson of Preston N. Jacobus, stated that the last name is pronounced Jay-KAH-bus. The surname is commonly mispronounced JAH-ko-bus. (see article below)
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