Frank D. Jackson

Frank Darr Jackson
15th Governor of Iowa
In office January 11, 1894 – January 16, 1896
Lieutenant	Warren S. Dungan
Preceded by	Horace Boies
Succeeded by	Francis M. Drake
Secretary of State of Iowa
In office 1885–1891
Preceded by	John A. T. Hull
Succeeded by	William M. McFarland
Personal details
Born	January 26, 1854 Arcade, New York
Died	November 16, 1938 (age 84) Redlands, California
Political party	Republican Party
Spouse(s)	Anna F. Brock
Children	four
Alma mater	Iowa Agricultural College
Profession	Lawyer

Frank Darr Jackson (January 26, 1854, Arcade, New York – November 16, 1938, Redlands, California) was the 15th Governor of Iowa, serving one term from 1894 to 1896.^[1]

Biography

Jackson attended Iowa Agricultural College (now Iowa State University) and the University of Iowa Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1875 and practiced law in Greene, Iowa. From 1885 to 1891, he was Iowa Secretary of State. He was elected Governor as a Republican in 1893, defeating incumbent Horace Boies, but did not seek reelection after his single two-year term. Jackson resumed his position as president of the Royal Union Life Insurance Company, and then retired to California, where he died in 1938.^[1]

References

1. "Iowa Governor Frank Darr Jackson". National Governors Association. Retrieved May 2, 2011.

External links

Media related to Frank Darr Jackson at Wikimedia Commons

• "Honored by Iowa Democrats", The New York Times, Sept. 5, 1893