Oral Jacobs

Oral "Jake" Jacobs 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.