George Henry Jackson (1847–1925)[1] was a Canadian-born American politician, lawyer, educator, and businessman. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives for Hamilton County, from 1892 to 1893.[2][3] He was a Republican.[3]
George Henry Jackson | |
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| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
| In office 1892–1893 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 4, 1847 Canada West |
| Died | March 1925 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Virginia Gordon |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Shaw University, Yale University |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer, educator, real estate business, coal business |
Biography
editJackson was born October 4, 1847, in Canada West, to parents Julia (née Burke) and George.[4][5] His grandparents were Black and had been enslaved by the Custis family in Arlington, Virginia.[3] Jackson was raised in Lafayette, Indiana, and in Cincinnati, Ohio.[3] He studied teaching under Peter Clark.[6]
In his early career he taught at schools in the Ohio Valley.[6] He married Virginia Gordon in 1879,[5] and his father in-law was Robert Gordon, a wealthy Cincinnati coal dealer.[3] He attended Shaw University, and Yale University.[4] Jackson started practicing law in 1884.[3] He served in the Ohio House of Representatives for Hamilton County, from 1892 to 1893.[3]
Jackson was a trustee for the New Orphan Asylum for Colored Children, the Crawford Old Men's Home, and the Sallie McCall Industrial School of Cincinnati.[5] He also worked in the real estate and coal business in Chicago.[1][5]
Personal life
editHis son, Dr. Gordon Henry Jackson (1885-1945) married Mae Walker (nee Fairy Mae Bryant), the adopted daughter of A'Lelia Walker, whose mother was the millionaire hair care entrepreneur Madam C. J. Walker, in New York on November 24, 1923.[7] [1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Rites Set For Tomorrow". The Cincinnati Enquirer. March 10, 1925. p. 9.
- ^ Manual of Legislative Practice in the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, 1892-93. Norwalk: The Laning Printing Company (1893) pages 68, 74, and 127
- ^ a b c d e f g "George Henry Jackson". Ohio Statehouse. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ a b Jones, Angela (2011-08-15). African American Civil Rights: Early Activism and the Niagara Movement: Early Activism and the Niagara Movement. ABC-CLIO. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-313-39361-7.
- ^ a b c d Who's Who of the Colored Race: A General Biographical Dictionary of Men and Women of African Descent. 1915. pp. xxvii.
- ^ a b Gerber, David A. (1976). Black Ohio and the Color Line, 1860-1915. University of Illinois Press. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-252-00534-3.
- ^ "My Grandmother's Harlem Renaissance Wedding « A'Lelia Bundles". Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
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