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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.〔("Mayors of Omaha" ), Omaha Public Library. Retrieved 2/2/08.〕 An important real estate agent in the early city, Lowe is credited with naming the city after the Omaha Tribe.〔("Biographical sketches" ), ''Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska - Douglas County.'' Retrieved 2/2/08.〕 ==Biography== Lowe was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and along with his brother Enos, the family soon afterward moved to the Indiana Territory, settling in Monroe County. Lowe's parents were strict Quakers.〔Lawrence H. Larsen, Barbara J. Cottrell, Harl A. Dalstrom. (2007) Upstream Metropolis: An Urban Biography of Omaha and Council Bluffs.'' University of Nebraska Press. p 76.〕 Jesse receiving his education at Bloomington College. After studying law and interning with Tilghman Howard in Indiana, Lowe decided not to become a lawyer, instead serving in the as commissary of a Missouri volunteer regiment under Sterling Price. He was promoted to Paymaster in the U.S. Army served during the entire Mexican-American War. In 1853 he moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa where his brother was the city's tax collector. On July 3, 1853, Lowe crossed the Missouri River with his brother Enos into Indian Territory, estimating the land across from Council Bluffs was going to become a great city. Jesse Lowe staked out a quarter-section and later bought three other quarter-sections, totaling . Within a week he established the "Oak Grove Farm." Lowe was a founding member of the Omaha Claim Club in 1854, and assisted Alfred D. Jones in the first survey of the city.〔"Jesse Lowe", ''Omaha Illustrated.'' Retrieved 2/2/08.〕 In 1855 he built the first bank building in Omaha at 12th and Farnam Streets in present-day Downtown Omaha. Lowe also invested in the Council Bluffs and Nebraska Ferry Company, which was the foremost ferry company in Omaha for more than 25 years.〔("Council Bluffs and Nebraska Ferry Company and Union Pacific Transfer Album" ), Omaha Public Library. Retrieved 2/2/08.〕 Lowe was married to Sophia Hoppin on July 3, 1856, in Burlington, New Jersey. They had four children, including Frederick Brown Lowe, Charlotte Augusta Lowe, Jesse Lowe Jr., and Tilghman Howard Lowe. Jesse Lowe died in 1868, in Omaha.〔 He is buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Omaha. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jesse Lowe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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