Alfred Metcalf Jackson (July 14, 1860 – June 11, 1924) was an American lawyer, jurist and politician who served one term as a

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from

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from 1901 to 1903.

Biography

Born in South Carrollton, Kentucky, Jackson attended the common schools and West Kentucky College, and then studied law. He was

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and practiced. He moved to

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, in 1881 and engaged in the practice of law. He served as

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of Elk County in 1890. He served as judge of the thirteenth judicial district of Kansas in 1892. He moved to Winfield, Kansas, in 1898.

Tenure in Congress

Jackson was elected as a

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to the Fifty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903). While in Congress he introduced a bill proposing government ownership of

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lines which attracted considerable attention. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1902.

Later career and death

In 1904 Jackson was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention that nominated

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and Henry G. Davis. He resumed the practice of law in Winfield, Kansas, and died there on June 11, 1924.

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