Colonel Jabez Banbury (March 4, 1830 – December 9, 1900) was an early settler and founder of Pasadena, California.

After the death of Banbury's mother at the age of fifty, the family emigrated to the United States, settling in Knox County, Ohio.

[1] Banbury was enlisted in the American Civil War as first lieutenant in the 5th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment in July 1861.

[4] The home was completed the following March, and he spent the rest of his life there, initially working in the fruit-ranching business, then moved into lumber.

[1] Banbury was one of the founders of the Rose Parade and founding member of the Pasadena School Board of Trustees.