Preston Jacobus

{{Short description|American businessman and politician (1864–1911)}}

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| name = Preston N. Jacobus

| image = Portrait_of_Preston_N._Jacobus_circa_1911.jpg

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| office = Mayor of Tucson, Arizona

| term_start = 1910

| term_end = 1911

| predecessor = Ben Heney

| successor = Ira Erven Huffman

| birth_date = {{birth date|1864|02|25}}

| birth_place = Sussex County, New Jersey

| death_date = {{death date and age|1911|11|28|1864|02|25|mf=y}}

| death_cause = pulmonary tuberculosis

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• Tucson, Arizona
• Los Angeles County, California
• Yonkers, New York
• Hudson, New Jersey

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| spouse = Anna C. Hedges

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| party = Republican Party

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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.

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| last = Leighton

| first = David

| title = Street Smarts: Thank early mayor for paving miles of Tucson roads

| newspaper = Arizona Daily Star

| date= November 10, 2014

| url=http://tucson.com/news/local/street-smarts-thank-early-mayor-for-paving-miles-of-tucson/article_4ed1b7ed-986f-5f97-befc-7e021a3ac4fa.html

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Jacobus was a member of the Republican Party.

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| title = Territorial Items of Interest Condensed

| newspaper = Tombstone Epitaph

| date= October 10, 1909

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