Samuel Jacob Jackson
| Samuel Jacob Jackson | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Selkirk | |
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In office 1904–1908 | |
| Preceded by | William McCreary |
| Succeeded by | George Henry Bradbury |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Rockwood | |
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In office 1883–1899 | |
| Preceded by | John Aikins |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Riley |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 18, 1848 Stradbally, Ireland |
| Died | May 29, 1942 (aged 94) |
| Political party | Liberal |
Samuel Jacob Jackson (February 18, 1848 – May 29, 1942) was a Canadian politician.[1]
Born in Stradbally, Queen's County, Ireland, the son of Samuel Jackson and Elizabeth Sutcliffe, Jackson was educated at Brantford, Ontario.[2] He came west to Manitoba in 1871. Jackson later became a partner in a mercantile firm in Winnipeg. In 1878, he married Ida Isabella Clark. Jackson later moved to Stonewall, where he was a merchant and mill owner.[3]
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the electoral district of Rockwood in 1883, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1892 and 1896. He was defeated in 1899.[4] From 1891 to 1895, he was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[1]
He was first returned to Canadian House of Commons in the general elections of 1904 for the riding of Selkirk. A Liberal, he was defeated in 1908.[1] He was an Alderman in the Winnipeg City Council in 1877, 1878 and 1880.[4] Jackson was chairman of the Board of Works for Winnipeg in 1882.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Samuel Jacob Jackson – Parliament of Canada biography
- 1 2 Gemmill, J A (1889). The Canadian Parliamentary companion. p. 338. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ↑ Robertson, John Palmerston (1887). A political manual of the province of Manitoba and the North-west Territories. pp. 72–3. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- 1 2 The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904