Ovid L. Jackson, (born February 3, 1939, New Amsterdam, Berbice,

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) is a Canadian politician. He represented the federal riding of Bruce—Grey and

Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound (formerly known as Bruce, Bruce—Grey and Grey—Bruce—Owen Sound) is a federal electoral district that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935. The riding has had a reputation of being a ...

in the House of Commons for the Liberal Party from 1994 to 2004. Jackson, originally from

, was a school teacher at West Hill Secondary School in Owen Sound. He was then elected mayor of the city, serving for 10 years before being elected to parliament in the 1993 election. He lost his seat to Conservative candidate Larry Miller in the 2004 election.

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1939 births Black Canadian politicians Liberal Party of Canada MPs Living people Mayors of Owen Sound Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Members of the Order of Ontario 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Ontario-mayor-stub