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 Albert Charles Jacobs was [[presidents|president]] of Trinity College from 1953 to 1968.
-Born on May 21, 1900 in Bir mingham, Michigan, Jacobs received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1921 despite taking time off to serve as a private in the U.S. Army in World War I. He went on to pursue an advanced study of law at Oxford, where he received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees (and where he rowed). Before coming to Trinity College, Jacobs was an experienced law professor, Provost at Columbia University, Chancellor at the University of Denver, and a captain in the U.S. Navy during World War II. During his time at Columbia, he worked on the political campaign of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was conducting his first presidential campaign at the time.
+Born on May 21, 1900 in Birmingham, Michigan, Jacobs received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1921 despite taking time off to serve as a private in the U.S. Army in World War I. He went on to pursue an advanced study of law at Oxford, where he received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees (and where he rowed). Before coming to Trinity College, Jacobs was an experienced law professor, Provost at Columbia University, Chancellor at the University of Denver, and a captain in the U.S. Navy during World War II. During his time at Columbia, he worked on the political campaign of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was conducting his first presidential campaign at the time.
 [{{:jacobs_albert_charles.jpg?350 |Albert Charles Jacobs, ca. 1953. Photo credit: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.34926819|Trinity College Archives]]}}]
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 Jacobs retired on June 30, 1968. In his final year at the College, Jacobs' health deteriorated noticeably, as he underwent two major surgeries. In his retirement, he served as the president of the University of Michigan’s Emeritus Club until 1974. Jacobs died on October 29, 1976.
+===== Preceded By =====
+[[funston_g._keith|G. Keith Funston '32]]
+===== Succeeded By =====
+[[lockwood_theodore_d|Theodore Davidge Lockwood ’48, H’81]]
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