James Hayter Jackson

James Hayter Jackson (24 November 1800–2 August 1877), commonly referred to as Jimmy Jackson[1] was a New Zealand mariner, whaler and trader.

Born in London on 24 November 1800[2] he first came to New Zealand in 1829, as an under the command of Captain John (Jacky) Guard, and later became second in charge under Guard at New Zealand's first shore-based whaling station, situated at Te Awaiti on the Arapaoa Island shore of Tory Channel.

References
  1. "Jackson, James Hayter", Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
  2. Grady, Don. "James Hayter Jackson". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.