F. O. Alexander

[1] He is credited for having designed the board game Monopoly, including the iconic mascots and characters.

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Alexander studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, taking several courses in cartooning and also attended Northwestern University.

[4] Alexander also drew editorial cartoons for United Features Syndicate and, in 1941, he became the staff political cartoonist for the Philadelphia Bulletin.

According to Smithsonian Magazine, Alexander designed the famous board game Monopoly for Parker Brothers in 1935, including creating the "Go to Jail" Officer Edgar Mallory, Jake the Jailbird, and mascot Milburn Pennybags characters.

[citation needed] In 1966, Alexander donated more than 1000 of his cartoon originals to Syracuse University.