Samuel Jackson (lawyer)

Samuel Jackson
Portrait of Samuel Jackson
Born(1831-04-16)16 April 1831
Providence Green, Green Hammerton, Yorkshire, England
Died29 July 1913(1913-07-29) (aged 82)
Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand
NationalityEnglish
Occupation(s)attorney and solicitor
Known for'father' of the legal profession in Auckland
RelativesHughlings Jackson (brother)
William Jackson (brother)

Samuel Jackson (16 April 1831 – 29 July 1913) was a solicitor in Auckland, New Zealand. He worked in his profession until shortly before his death and was at the time the oldest practising solicitor in the country, and was regarded as the father of his profession in his city. He joined the solicitor Frederick Merriman and they called their firm Merriman & Jackson. Upon Merriman's death in 1865, he took on a new partner and the firm was renamed Jackson Russell, by which name it is still known today. In his younger years, he was involved in provincial politics.