Samuel Jacob Jackson (February 18, 1848 – May 29, 1942) was a Canadian politician.[1]
Samuel Jacob Jackson | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Selkirk | |
| In office 1904–1908 | |
| Preceded by | William McCreary |
| Succeeded by | George Henry Bradbury |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Rockwood | |
| In office 1883–1899 | |
| Preceded by | John Aikins |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Riley |
| 9th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
| In office February 25, 1891 – January 15, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | William Winram |
| Succeeded by | Finlay Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 18, 1848 Stradbally, Ireland |
| Died | May 29, 1942 (aged 94) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | merchant and mill owner |
Born in Stradbally, Queen's County, Ireland, the son of Samuel Jackson and Elizabeth Sutcliffe, Jackson was educated at Brampton[2] and at Brantford, Ontario.[3] He moved 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.[4]
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.[5] From 1891 to 1895, he was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[1]
He was first returned to House of Commons of Canada 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.[5] Jackson was chairman of the Board of Works for Winnipeg in 1882.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Samuel Jacob Jackson – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ "Samuel Jacob Jackson 1848 - 1942". Western Manitoba Genealogy. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019.
- ^ a b Gemmill, J A (1889). The Canadian Parliamentary companion. p. 338. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ Robertson, John Palmerston (1887). A political manual of the province of Manitoba and the North-west Territories. Call printing Company. pp. 72–3. ISBN 9780665588860. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ a b 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