George H. Jackson (diplomat)

George H. Jackson (28 February 1863, Natick – 19??) was an American lawyer, consul, and political activist. He is sometimes confused with George Henry Jackson (1846-1925), who was elected to the Ohio State House of Representatives in 1892 [1] and who was appointed treasurer at the founding meeting of the Niagara Movement.[2]

This article is about the diplomat. For the Ohio politician, see George H. Jackson (politician).

He went to the Congo Free State in 1893 where he served as a medical missionary until 1895.[3]

Jackson was appointed Consul at La Rochelle, France in 1898 to 1908[4] and then Cognac from 1908 to 1914.[5]

In 1919 he was appointed to the Chicago Commission on Race Relations.[6]

References
  1. "George Henry Jackson". Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  2. Bundles, A'lelia. "The Niagara Movement: A Distant Personal Connection « A'Lelia Bundles". www.aleliabundles.com. A'lelia Bundles. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  3. "Spotlight on Dr. George Henry Jackson". HistoryAtState. Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. Washington, Booker T.; Harlan, Louis R. (1980). Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 9: 1906-8. Assistant Editor, Nan E. Woodruff. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252007712.
  5. Krasnoff, Lindsay Sarah (27 February 2015). "The Rugby-Loving U.S. Consul in St. Étienne". HuffPost. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  6. The Negro in Chicago; a study of race relations and a race riot. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press. 1922. Retrieved 30 June 2019.


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