Preston N. Jacobus (February 25, 1864 â 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.
Jacobus Avenue in Tucson, Arizona is named after Jacobus.
Jacobus was born on February 25, 1864 in Sussex County, New Jersey as the second child of Peter N. Jacobus, a doctor from New Jersey, and Otilia âÂÂDeliusâ Jacobus of Prussia. He married Anna C. Hedges in 1892 and had 2 children. Jacobus was diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1901. They lived in Yonkers, New York. Jacobus died on November 28, 1911 from tuberculosis.