Jacob Elias Friend (December 6, 1857 – April 20, 1912) was an American politician, lawyer, and businessman.
Friend received financial support from Frederick Pabst.
[1] Friend was also involved in a "deal" to merge the largest steam engine companies after the purchase of the Corliss Steam Engine Works by a group of businessmen.
[1][3] Jacob bought land from the estate of Judge Murray F. Tuley on Pine Lake[4] in an area now known as Chenequa, Wisconsin which has archaeological significance for being known as a site for trails and camps of Native American Indians from Prairie Potawatomi and Menomini tribes.
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