Frank Darr Jackson (January 26, 1854 – November 16, 1938) was an American politician who served as the 15th governor of Iowa, serving one term from 1894 to 1896.

Biography

Jackson attended Iowa Agricultural College (now

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) and the

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Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1875 and practiced law in

Greene, Iowa Greene is a city in Butler County, Iowa, United States, along the Shell Rock River, and along Butler County's northern border, where Butler and Floyd counties meet. The population was 990 at the time of the 2020 census. History The community o ...

. From 1885 to 1891, he was

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. He was elected governor as a Republican in 1893, defeating incumbent

Horace Boies Horace Boies (December 7, 1827 – April 4, 1923) served as the 14th Governor of Iowa from 1890 to 1894 as a member of the United States Democratic Party The Democratic Party is one of the Two-party system, two Major party, major contempo ...

, but did not seek reelection after his single two-year term. Jackson resumed his position as president of the Royal Union Life Insurance Company, and then retired to California, where he died in 1938.

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"Honored by Iowa Democrats"
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'', September 5, 1893 {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Frank D. 1854 births 1938 deaths American lawyers Republican Party governors of Iowa Iowa State University alumni Secretaries of State of Iowa University of Iowa College of Law alumni People from Butler County, Iowa People from Arcade, New York 19th-century American politicians