Malcolm Bruce Jackson (1872 – April 29, 1947) was a lawyer and political figure in
British Columbia
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. He represented
The Islands
The Islands was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1890 British Columbia general election, 1890 provincial election and lasted until it was integrated into the new ...
from 1916 to 1924 in the
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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as a
Liberal
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Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
.
He was born in
Woodville, Ontario
Woodville is a community in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada. It is located west of Lindsay. The population is approximately 650.
History
Known in the late 19th century as Irish Corners, the name of the town was changed to Woodville after the co ...
, of
Scottish
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*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
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descent, and came to
Winnipeg
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with his family in 1880. He was educated in Winnipeg and at the
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a Canadian public research university in the province of Manitoba. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Manitoba assembly in 1907 and in the Marquette federal riding in 1908. In 1909, he moved to
Victoria
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and was admitted to the British Columbia bar. Jackson was defeated when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1924. Later that same year, Jackson was named special counsel in the
Janet Smith case
The Janet Smith case concerns the murder of 22-year-old nursemaid Janet Kennedy Smith in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on 26 July 1924, and the ensuing suspicions of a coverup.
Background
Janet Smith was born in Perth, Scotland, on 25 June ...
. He served as chairman of the Game Conservation Board for British Columbia. Jackson died in Victoria.
His son Hugh Arthur Bruce Jackson died in France at the age of 19 during
World War I
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