Jacob Zimmerman

|birth_place = Greensburg, Pennsylvania, US |death_date = |death_place = Friendsville, Illinois, US |party = Democratic |spouse = * }} |children = Charles Zimmerman
Frederick Hinde Zimmerman
Herbert Zimmerman
John H. Zimmerman |parents = Henry Zimmerman
Elizabeth Steelsmith |relatives = |occupation =Illinois Congressman
Newspaper editor
businessman |signature = Jacob_Zimmerman_Signature.jpg }} Jacob Zimmerman (September 27, 1831 – March 24, 1912) was an Illinois state legislator, newspaper editor, and businessman. Zimmerman was a pioneer in the newspaper business in Illinois and Ohio, and a businessman who invested in mining, land, and banks in the Midwest. Zimmerman held a number of elected political offices in Illinois before his death in 1912. Provided by Wikipedia