Joseph Jackson (Canadian politician)

Joseph Jackson (April 1, 1831 October 31, 1908) was a Canadian parliamentarian and lumberman.[1]

Joseph Jackson
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Norfolk South
In office
1882–1887
Preceded byWilliam Wallace
Succeeded byDavid Tisdale
Personal details
Born(1831-04-01)April 1, 1831
Norfolk County, Upper Canada
DiedOctober 31, 1908(1908-10-31) (aged 77)
Political partyLiberal

Jackson was born in Norfolk County in what was then Upper Canada[1] and became a lumberman in Simcoe.[2] He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1882 federal election representing Norfolk South as a Liberal MP after defeating incumbent William Wallace by 26 votes. He was defeated after a single term in the 1887 federal election losing to Conservative David Tisdale by 61 votes.[1]

In 1892, he was appointed sheriff of Norfolk.[2][3]

He was married twice: first to Melinda Dowling and then to Mrs. Robert Jackson. He died in Simcoe at the age of 77.[2]

1882 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal JACKSON, Joseph 1,560
  Unknown WALLACE, William 1,534
1887 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Norfolk
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative TISDALE, David 1,797
  Liberal JACKSON, Joseph 1,736

References

  1. Joseph Jackson – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. Glorious Old Norfolk Compiled by Bruce M. Pearce, B.A., in 1924


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