. West Virginia and its people. 4. Margaret Virginia, born September 20, i860; married,December 25, 1883, Rev. George M. Kelly. 5. Elmer F., born June- ti,1866; married, March 7, 1895, Ella Wood. (V) Thomas Perry, son of Cephas and .n (Ravenscraft) Jacobs.,,was born in Allegany county, Maryland, January 27, 1852. When hewas onl about a year old his father moved into Preston county. Vir-,ginia, and there he attended the old Preston Academy. At the Univer-sity of West Virginia he took a full collegiate course, being graduatedJune 18, 1874, as the first honor man and valedictorian of his class, r
. West Virginia and its people. 4. Margaret Virginia, born September 20, i860; married,December 25, 1883, Rev. George M. Kelly. 5. Elmer F., born June- ti,1866; married, March 7, 1895, Ella Wood. (V) Thomas Perry, son of Cephas and .n (Ravenscraft) Jacobs.,,was born in Allegany county, Maryland, January 27, 1852. When hewas onl about a year old his father moved into Preston county. Vir-,ginia, and there he attended the old Preston Academy. At the Univer-sity of West Virginia he took a full collegiate course, being graduatedJune 18, 1874, as the first honor man and valedictorian of his class, re-ceiving also what at tlie English universities is called a double first. Hestudied law at the L^niversity and with Berkshire & Sturgiss, of Mor-gantown. and was admitted to the bar in 1875. In the same year he es-tablished himself in Wetzel county. West Virginia, and herein, at NeWi]\Iartinsville. has lived since that time. His practice has been verysuccessful and distinguished. Five terms he has served as mayor oi. ^€> T- ^^ WEST VIRGINIA 373 New Martinsville, and in 1888 he was elected judge I }f the circuit court ofthe old fourth judicial district. Since the expiration of his term in that of-fice he has been engaged in the practice of law. and at the present time(1913) he is referee in bankruptcy. In 1900 he conducted the summerlaw school at the University of West A^irginia, and he was chosen forthe same position in the following summer, but was compelled to declineon account of professional engagements. In 1903 Mr. Jacobs was electeddean of the University Law School, but declined the honor on accountof his professional engagements and the inadequacy of the salary. Hewas appointed regent of the University by Governor White, andappointed for a second term by Governor Dawson. Mr. Jacobs is a Re-publican, and represented the first congressional district of West Vir-ginia in the Republican national convention in which James G. Blainewas nominated in 1884, for presiden
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