Background

Jacoby, Robert Bird was born on July 2, 1906 in Marion, Ohio, United States. Son of John Wilbur and Edna Leora (Bird) Jacoby.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1928; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1931.

Career

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.

Achievements

• Bar: Ohio bar 1932, United States District Court for Distric 1944, Supreme Court of the United States Ct 1945.

Works

• book

  • Cyclopedia of federal savings & loan associations

• Other Work

  • Co-author: Cyclopedia of Federal Savings and Loan Associations, 1939. Contributor articles to savings and loan publications.

Politics

Some people think that involvement in political life is something Christians should avoid. But God is present everywhere, including political institutions.

Views

Libelous language with regard to nationality, ethnic background, sexuality or gender does not assess the value of individual and contradicts the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Membership

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.

Connections

Married Alice Helen Matthias, June 25, 1938. Children— Robert Matthias, Richard Matthias.

father:

John Wilbur Jacoby

mother:

Edna Leora (Bird) Jacoby

spouse:

Alice Helen Matthias

child:

Robert Matthias Jacoby

child:

Richard Matthias Jacoby