Sir Henry Jackson, 1st Baronet

Sir Henry Jackson, 1st Baronet (22 August 1875 – 23 February 1937),^[1] was a British Conservative Party^[2] politician.

He was elected at the 1924 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wandsworth Central,^[2] but was narrowly defeated at the 1929 general election by the Labour Party candidate, Archibald Church.^[2] At the next election, in 1931, Church did not stand again, and Jackson retook the seat with a large majority.^[2] He was re-elected in 1935,^[2] and held the seat until his death in 1937,^[2] aged 61.^[1]

He was knighted on 1 March 1924,^[3] and made a baronet on 4 July 1935^[4] for "services in connection with transport questions".^[5] The title became extinct on his death.^[6]

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
2. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 56. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
3. The London Gazette: no. 32915. p. 1922. 4 March 1924. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
4. The London Gazette: no. 34179. p. 4522. 12 July 1935. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
5. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 34166. pp. 3591–3592. 31 May 1935. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
6. "Baronets: J". Leigh Rayment's baronetage pages. Retrieved 27 July 2010.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Jackson