John Price Jackson (27 September 1868, in

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– 2 April 1948) was an

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electrical engineer and academic, civil servant and soldier. John was born into a

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family in

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. His parents were Josiah and Mary Price Jackson. His elder brother,

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, co-wrote some books with him and also had a career as an electrical engineer and academic. When the

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was founded by Governor

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, Jackson was appointed as the first Commissioner. He was subsequently confirmed in post by Governor

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on 2 June 1917, but took a leave of absence from state office when he accepted a Commission in the

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following the

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entry into the

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. Jackson served under Brigadier General Charles Gates Dawes in the office of the Chief Purchasing Agent for the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). Dawes appointed him in February 1918 to head a labor bureau to coordinate hiring of civilian labor to support the AEF's logistical system in Europe.

Works

* 1896 ''Alternating Currents and Alternating Current Machinery'' (with Dugald C. Jackson) New York: Macmillan Co. * 1902 ''An Elementary Book on Electricity and Magnetism'' (with Dugald C. Jackson) New York: Macmillan Co. * 1915 "Some Industrial Lessons of the European War", ''The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science'' Volume: 61 issue: 1, page(s): 45-50, September 1915

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, John Price 1868 births 1948 deaths Electrical engineers