Jay Guy Cisco

Jay Guy Cisco was an American Confederate veteran, journalist, diplomat and businessman. He was the owner of a bookstore and the editor of the Forked Deer Blade newspaper in Jackson, Tennessee. He was a U.S. consul to Mexico, and an agent for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.

Early life

Cisco was born on April 25, 1844, in New Orleans, Louisiana. During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, he served in the Confederate States Army. He subsequently traveled to Europe.

Career

Cisco moved to Jackson, Tennessee, where he was the owner of a bookstore known as Cisco's Bookstore. He became the editor of the Forked Deer Blade in Jackson in 1883. He was a proponent of prohibition.
Cisco was appointed as a consul to Mexico by President Grover Cleveland in 1888. He was an agent for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad from 1897 to 1922.

Personal life and death

Cisco married Mildred George Pursley; they had four sons and two daughters. They resided at 912 Boscobel Street in Nashville.
Cisco died on April 24, 1922, in Nashville.