Jack Broomfield (1865–1927) was a business leader and noted criminal in Omaha, Nebraska in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Jack Broomfield began his working life as a Pullman porter, until he lost a leg in a train accident.
Moving to Omaha from Red Oak, Iowa in the mid-1880s, he was reputed to be an aspiring criminal boss in the city's Black community.
Currying favor with Tom Dennison, Omaha's political boss, Broomfield raised in the ranks.
Broomfield had allowed blacks to lose political influence throughout the city, and particularly fell through on keeping the community safe.
[5] It was under his leadership that the lynching of Will Brown occurred, but it is difficult to say whether any African-American leader could have prevented such a mob outbreak.
However, his role within the African American community of Omaha positioned Broomfield as a philanthropist and economic magnate.