David Ignatius "Nish" Jackman (May 19, 1902 – March 23, 1967) was a labour leader and politician in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1949 to 1956. The son of David J. Jackman and Catherine Malcolm, he was born on Bell Island and was educated there, at

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and at the Henry George School of Social Science in the United States. He worked in the United States during the 1920s and then returned to Newfoundland to work in the mines at Bell Island. He joined the miners' union and later served as its president. In 1948, the union was affiliated with the

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. Jackman was elected as a delegate for Bell Island to the

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in 1946. He supported the

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and economic union with the United States. He was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1949, was reelected in 1951 and was defeated in 1956. Jackman ran unsuccessfully for the

St. John's East St. John's East (french: St. John's-Est; formerly known as St. John's North) is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1949. It covers a part of St ...

seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1958 as an independent liberal candidate. He retired from union leadership in 1964 and moved to

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1902 births 1967 deaths Newfoundland National Convention members Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs Newfoundland and Labrador candidates for Member of Parliament Candidates in the 1958 Canadian federal election Trade unionists from Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-politician-stub