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 | Stradbally, Ireland | February 18, 1848
Died | May 29, 1942 | (aged 94)
Political party | Liberal |
Occupation | merchant and mill owner |
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 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]