Amos Henry Jackson (May 10, 1846 – August 30, 1924) was a

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from Ohio for one term from 1903 to 1905.

Biography

Born near Franklin, New York, Jackson moved with his parents to

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, in 1854 and to a farm near Corning, New York, in 1862, where he attended the common schools. He moved to Ohio in 1866. He was employed as a

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for several years and then engaged in selling notions from a wagon. He settled in Fremont, Ohio, in 1882 and engaged in the retail dry goods and shoe business and later engaged in manufactures. He served as mayor of Fremont 1897–1901. Jackson was elected as a Republican to the

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(March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1904. He resumed manufacturing interests in Fremont, Ohio, until 1922 when he retired. He died in Fremont, Ohio, on August 30, 1924. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Amos Henry 1846 births 1924 deaths Mayors of places in Ohio People from Delaware County, New York People from Fremont, Ohio Politicians from Corning, New York Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio