Samuel Jacob Jackson (February 18, 1848 – May 29, 1942) was a

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politician. Born in Stradbally, Queen's County,

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, the son of Samuel Jackson and Elizabeth Sutcliffe, Jackson was educated at

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and at

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. He moved west to Manitoba in 1871. Jackson later became a partner in a mercantile firm in

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. In 1878, he married Ida Isabella Clark. Jackson later moved to

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, where he was a merchant and mill owner. He was elected to the

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for the electoral district of Rockwood in 1883, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1892 and 1896. He was defeated in 1899.The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
/ref> From 1891 to 1895, he was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. He was first returned to

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in the general elections of 1904 for the riding of Selkirk. A

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, he was defeated in

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. He was an Alderman in the Winnipeg City Council in 1877, 1878 and 1880. Jackson was chairman of the Board of Works for Winnipeg in 1882.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Samuel 1848 births 1942 deaths Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba People from Stradbally Politicians from County Laois Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Winnipeg city councillors Immigrants to the Province of Canada