Oral Jacobs

Oral Jacobs
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic

Oral "Jake" Jacobs (July 20, 1911 – October 8, 1995) was an American politician.

Jacobs was born in Matherville, Illinois. He went to the county schools in Mercer County, Illinois and Rock Island County, Illinois. Jacobs also went to tax schools. Jacobs served in the United States Navy during World War II. Jacobs lived with his wife and family in East Moline, Illinois and was involved in the consultant engineering business and worked for the Illinois Department of Revenue. Jacobs served on the East Moline City Council and was a Democrat. Jacobs served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1965 to 1967 and from 1969 to 1979. He died in a nursing home in Sherman, Illinois. His son Denny Jacobs and his grandson Mike Jacobs also served in the Illinois General Assembly.[1][2][3][4]

Notes

  1. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1965-1966,' Biographical Sketch of Oral "Jake" Jacobs, pg. 234-235
  2. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1977-1978,' Biographical Sketch of Oral "Jake" Jacobs, pg. 139
  3. ^ 'Oral "Jake" Jacobs,' Chicago Tribune, October 12, 1995
  4. ^ 'Sen. Jacobs steps down,' Rock Island Dispatch-Angus (Illinois), Scott Reeder, February 2, 2005


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