Michael Anselm Jacobs (March 26, 1860 – February 2, 1936) was an American businessman and politician.
Jacobs was born in
Lomira,
Dodge County, Wisconsin
Dodge County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 89,396. Its county seat is Juneau. The county was created from the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and organized in 1844.
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. He moved with his parents to the town of
Beaver Dam. He went to the public and parochial schools in Lomira and Beaver Dam. Jacobs went to Mount Calvary College for a semester. Jacobs was involved with retail and coal business. He then helped organized the German National Bank of Beaver Dam. Jacobs served as clerk of the town of Beaver Dam from 1884 to 1886. He then served as county clerk for Dodge County in 1888 and 1890. He served briefly as chief clerk for the
United States General Land Office,
Washington, D.C.
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in 1893. Jacobs also officiated at the opening of the
Cherokee Outlet. Jacobs was involved with the
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and also served on the Dodge County Board of Supervisors for the city of
Beaver Dam. Jacobs served in the
Wisconsin Senate from 1899 to 1903. He also served as the mayor of Beaver Dam. Jacobs died in a hospital in
Tucson, Arizona
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after being overcome with fumes from a gas heater in his tourist cabin.
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1860 births
1936 deaths
Politicians from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Businesspeople from Wisconsin
World's Columbian Exposition
County clerks in Wisconsin
County supervisors in Wisconsin
Mayors of places in Wisconsin
Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators
Accidental deaths in Arizona
People from Lomira, Wisconsin
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