Frederick H. Jackson (Rhode Island politician)

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Frederick H. Jackson (October 9, 1847 – 1915) was an American businessman and politician, who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island from 1905 to 1908.[1][2]

Biography[edit]

Jackson was born in Kirkland, New York to the Rev. Frederick J. Jackson and Hannah M. Jackson. He graduated from Cornell University in 1873, and worked in the insurance industry.[1]

He married Annie Blanchard Ellis in 1874, and their children included Frederick Ellis Jackson, principal of the Providence architectural firm, Jackson, Robertson & Adams.

He was a deacon of the Central Congregational Church in Providence, Rhode Island.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Frederick H. Jackson Papers". Rhode Island Historical Society.
  2. ^ Education, Rhode Island Board of (1921). Annual Report of the State Board of Education: 1st- Together with the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Education of Rhode Island.
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Governor of Rhode Island
1907
Succeeded by