Pickmore Jackson
| Pickmore Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from Saugus | |
|
In office 1844–1844 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin F. Newhall |
| Succeeded by | No representative chosen1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 7, 1822 Saugus, Massachusetts |
| Died |
February 9, 1892 (aged 69) Saugus, Massachusetts |
| Spouse(s) | Lura Nourse (1848–1892; her death) |
| Occupation | Shoe manufacturer |
Pickmore Jackson was an American shoe manufacturer and politician from Saugus, Massachusetts.
Jackson was born in Saugus on November 7, 1822 to William and Mary Jackson.[1] In 1842 he began his manufacturing shoes.[2] In 1844, Jackson represented Saugus in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[3] He later served on the town's school committee.[4] On September 14, 1848, Jackson married Lura Nourse. The couple had five children. They remained married until her death on January 29, 1892. Jackson died eleven days later on February 9.[1]
Notes
- 1.^ Until 1857, a majority of votes at a town meeting was needed to elect a representative to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. If no person received a majority of votes, no representative was sent.[3]
References
- 1 2 Seward, Josiah Lafayette (1921). A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917, Volume 2. Higginson Book Co.
- ↑ Duane Hamilton Hurd, ed. (1888). History of Essex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1. J. W. Lewis & Company. p. 394. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- 1 2 Duane Hamilton Hurd, ed. (1888). History of Essex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1. J. W. Lewis & Company. p. 414. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ↑ Massachusetts Board of Education (1862). Annual Report of the Board of Education. Annual Report of the Board of Education.
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