Frank D. Jackson Explained

Frank D. Jackson
Order1:15th
Office1:Governor of Iowa
Term Start1:January 11, 1894
Term End1:January 16, 1896
Lieutenant1:Warren S. Dungan
Predecessor1:Horace Boies
Successor1:Francis M. Drake
Office2:Secretary of State of Iowa
Term Start2:1885
Term End2:1891
Governor2:Buren R. Sherman
William Larrabee
Preceded2:John A. T. Hull
Succeeded2:William M. McFarland
Birth Name:Frank Darr Jackson
Birth Date:26 January 1854
Birth Place:Arcade, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Redlands, California, U.S.
Party:Republican
Spouse:Anna F. Brock
Children:4
Profession:Lawyer
Alma Mater:Iowa Agricultural College
Signature:Signature of Frank Darr Jackson.png

Frank Darr Jackson (January 26, 1854 – November 16, 1938) was an American politician who served as the 15th governor of Iowa, serving one term from 1894 to 1896.[1]

Biography

Jackson attended Iowa Agricultural College (now Iowa State University) and the University of Iowa Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1875 and practiced law in Greene, Iowa. From 1885 to 1891, he was Iowa Secretary of State. He was elected governor as a Republican in 1893, defeating incumbent Horace Boies, but did not seek reelection after his single two-year term. Jackson resumed his position as president of the Royal Union Life Insurance Company, and then retired to California, where he died in 1938.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iowa Governor Frank Darr Jackson. National Governors Association. May 2, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110430165848/http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=8dfc224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD. April 30, 2011. mdy-all.