Henry Jackson (colonial administrator)

Captain Sir Henry Moore Jackson GCMG (bapt. 13 August 1849 – 29 August 1908) was a British Army officer and colonial governor.[2]

Captain
Sir Henry Moore Jackson
GCMG
31st Governor of the Leeward Islands
In office
1901–1902
Preceded bySir Francis Fleming
Succeeded bySir Gerald Strickland
6th High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
In office
10 September 1902 – 11 October 1904
Preceded bySir William Allardyce (acting)
Succeeded byEverard im Thurn
7th Governor of Fiji
In office
10 September 1902 – 11 October 1904
Preceded bySir William Allardyce (acting)
Succeeded byEverard im Thurn
5th Governor of Trinidad and Tobago
In office
30 August 1904 – 29 August 1908
Preceded byCornelius Alfred Moloney
Succeeded byGeorge Le Hunte
Personal details
Born1849
Barbados[1]
Died29 August 1908(1908-08-29) (aged 58–59)
Trinidad and Tobago
NationalityBritish
SpouseEmily Shea (m. 1881)
Children
Parent
Alma materClifton College, Royal Military Academy, Woolwich

Biography

Jackson was born in Barbados to Walrond Jackson, who became the Anglican Bishop of Antigua, and Mary Shepherd.[3] He received his education in England at Clifton College[4] and the Royal Military Academy. After his education, Jackson went into the military, serving for the Royal Artillery from 1870 to 1885, reaching the rank of captain. In 1880, while still in the Royal Artillery, he was also appointed commandant of the Sierra Leone police.

It was after his military service that he became involved in the rule of British colonies. Starting with his appointment as commissioner for Turks and Caicos Islands from 1885 to 1890 and later Colonial Secretary of the Bahama Islands from 1890 to 1893. His next appointment came in 1894, when he was appointed as Colonial Secretary of Gibraltar, from 1894 to 1901. Here his education in science proved useful in implementing a plan to construct a new harbour. In August 1901, he was appointed Governor of the Leeward Islands,[5] but his tenure there was short as in June the following year he was appointed Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner of the Western Pacific,[6] combined with the position of Consul-General for the Western Pacific Islands.[7]

He arrived in Fiji to take up the position in September 1902, and is credited as having promoted the idea of British rule to the natives of Fiji. Australian Methodists protested against his appointment as he was a Catholic, provoking counter-protests in Fiji.[8] The last position he held was Governor of Trinidad and Tobago, which he held until his death on 29 August 1908.[9][10]

Jackson received several honours, including: Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1899, promoted to Knight Grand Cross in 1908, and member of the Order of St. Gregory the Great in 1904.

Jackson died in London on 29 August 1908 and was buried at St Mary Magdalen Church, Mortlake.[11]

Family
Lady Jackson (née Emily Shea)

In 1881, Jackson married Emily Shea, daughter of Sir Edward Dalton Shea.[12] He was the father of Basil Jackson, chairman of BP.[13] In 1880, Jackson converted to Catholicism.

References
  1. Dod, Charles Roger; Dod, Robert Phipps (1904). Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, Including All the Titled Classes. p. 516. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Henry Moore Jackson" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  3. Caribbean, Select Births and Baptisms, 1590–1928.
  4. "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p10: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April 1948.
  5. "No. 27344". The London Gazette. 9 August 1901. p. 5257.
  6. "No. 27441". The London Gazette. 10 June 1902. p. 3749.
  7. "No. 27479". The London Gazette. 3 October 1902. p. 6273.
  8. "The Governor of Fiji: Indignation meeting in Levuka". New Zealand Tablet. 7 May 1903. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  9. James, Roger E.V. (1 August 2016). "Trinidad & Tobago Past & Present Government Officials". TnTisland. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  10. Brereton, Bridget (1981). A History of Modern Trinidad, 1783–1962. Heinemann. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-435-98116-7. Governor H.M. Jackson (1904-8)
  11. "Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 31 August 1908. p. 8. Retrieved 13 June 2023 – via British Library Newspapers.
  12. Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1903). Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada. Toronto: Williams Briggs. p. 174.
  13. "Obituary: Mr. B. R. Jackson". The Times. 30 March 1957. p. 8.
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