WILSON G. E. Jacoby, president of the Peters & Jacoby Company, Inc., a director of the Second National Bank, and a member of the firm of Arbogast & Bastian Company, at Allentown, was born in Bethlehem, Aug. 3, 1861. At the age of fourteen years he became an employee of Horn & Miller, manufacturers of ice cream, bread and cakes, located at No. 627 Hamilton Street, Allentown. He continued as an employee of this firm for a number of years and later worked in Philadelphia to complete his trade. In 1883, he returned to Allentown, and accepted a position as foreman with L. P. Peters, located at No. 122 North Seventh Street. He served Mr. Peters for a period of three years, when Mr. Jacoby and Ambrose F. Peters, son of L. P. Peters, purchased the business, which they have been conducting in a very successful and satisfactory manner to the present time.

Mr. Jacoby is a member of the following lodges: Barger Lodge, No. 333, F. & A. M.; Allen Council, No. 23; Allen Chapter, No. 203; Allen Commandery, No. 20; Rajah Temple, Reading; Lehigh Lodge, No. 83, I. O. O. F., of Allentown.

Mr. Jacoby is a member of St. John's Lutheran church, which he had served as a deacon and elder. He is a Republican in politics.

In 1890 he was married to Alice M. Schadt, daughter of ex-county treasurer John J. and Anna (Burger) Schadt, of Lehigh County.