Joseph Jackson | |
Constituency Mp: | Norfolk South |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Predecessor: | William Wallace |
Successor: | David Tisdale |
Term Start: | 1882 |
Term End: | 1887 |
Birth Date: | 1 April 1831 |
Birth Place: | Norfolk County, Upper Canada |
Party: | Liberal |
Joseph Jackson (April 1, 1831 - October 31, 1908) was a Canadian parliamentarian and lumberman.
Jackson was born in Norfolk County in what was then Upper Canada and became a lumberman in Simcoe. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1882 federal election representing Norfolk South as a Liberal MP after defeating incumbent William Wallace by 26 votes. He was defeated after a single term in the 1887 federal election losing to Conservative David Tisdale by 61 votes.
In 1892, he was appointed sheriff of Norfolk.[1] [2]
He was married twice: first to Melinda Dowling and then to Mrs. Robert Jackson. He died in Simcoe at the age of 77.[1]