Jesse Lowe

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Jesse Lowe (March 11, 1814 - April 3, 1868) was the first mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, serving for one year from March 5, 1857 to March 2, 1858. city â€‹â€‹after the Omaha Tribe.

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Biography

Lowe was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and along with his brother Enos, the family soon moved to the Indiana Territory, settling in Monroe County. Lowe's parents are firm Quakers. Jesse received his education at Bloomington College. After studying law and apprenticeship with Tilghman Howard in Indiana, Lowe decided not to become a lawyer, but served in commissioner of the Missouri volunteer regiment under Sterling Price. He was promoted to Paymaster in the US Army served during the entire Mexican-American War. In 1853 he moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa where his brother was a city tax collector.

On July 3, 1853, Lowe crossed the Missouri River with his brother Enos to the Indian Territory, estimating that the land beyond Council Bluffs would be a great city. Jesse Lowe gambled on a quarter of the quarter and then bought another three quarter sections, totaling 640 acres (2.6 km ²). In a week he founded "Oak Grove Farm."

Lowe was a founding member of Omaha Claim Club in 1854, and assisted Alfred D. Jones in the city's first survey. In 1855 he built the first bank building in Omaha on 12th Street and Farnam in Downtown Omaha now. Lowe also invested in Council Bluffs and the Nebraska Ferry Company, which is a ferry company in Omaha for more than 25 years.

Lowe married Sophia Hoppin on July 3, 1856, in Burlington, New Jersey. They have four children, including Frederick Brown Lowe, Charlotte Augusta Lowe, Jesse Lowe Jr., and Tilghman Howard Lowe.

Jesse Lowe died in 1868, in Omaha. She is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Omaha.

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Legacy

Lowe's legacy is easily visible in the city of Omaha. The Conference Room Jesse Lowe, named in his honor, is located on the third floor of the Civic Center.