Background
Jacoby, Robert Bird was born on July 2, 1906 in Marion, Ohio, United States. Son of John Wilbur and Edna Leora (Bird) Jacoby.
Jacoby, Robert Bird was born on July 2, 1906 in Marion, Ohio, United States. Son of John Wilbur and Edna Leora (Bird) Jacoby.
Bachelor of Arts, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1928; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1931.
Practiced law, Jacoby and Jacoby, Marion, 1932; associate, Taft, Stettinius and Hollister, Cincinnati, 1933-1940; counsel, Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati, 1933-1940; associate general counsel, Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, Washington, 1941-1946; deputy governor, Federal Home Loan Bank System, 1946-1947; became acting governor, Federal Home Loan Bank System, December 1947; with office chief counsel, Bureau Internal Revenue, 1948-1974. Lecturer American Savings and Loan Institute, 1937-1940.
Member American Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association (past president), Federal Bar Association, Washington Bar Association, Phi Gamma Delta. Clubs: Harvard (Washington), National Press, Cosmos, International.
Married Alice Helen Matthias, June 25, 1938. Children— Robert Matthias, Richard Matthias.