Rowland H. Jackson Explained

Rowland H. Jackson
State Senate:Indiana
District:Jefferson, Ripley, Switzerland
Term Start:November 9, 1910
Term End:November 8, 1916
State Senate2:Indiana
District2:Franklin, Jennings, Ripley, Union
Term Start2:November 9, 1916
Term End2:November 8, 1918
Birth Name:Rowland Holman Jackson
Birth Date:26 June 1872
Death Place:Versailles, Indiana, U.S.
Spouse:Georgia W. Frohlinger (1903–1915)
Ethel Jaekle (1919–)
Children:Norris Jackson
Amos Wade Jackson
Parents:Amos Jackson
Mary Wade Jackson
Alma Mater:Indiana Law School
Occupation:Attorney
Footnotes:[1] [2] [3] [4]

Rowland Holman Jackson (June 26, 1872 – May 1, 1957) was an American educator, attorney, businessman and politician. Jackson served as an Indiana State Senator from 1911 until 1917.

Early life

Rowland Holman Jackson was born in Tanglewood in Ripley County, Indiana, on June 26, 1872.[4] His parents were Amos and Mary Wade Jackson.[1] [4]

In his twenties, Jackson was a teacher and school administrator. He taught in Phoenix, Arizona, Bedford, Kentucky, and Ripley County. He left his career in education to work as a clerk for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Indiana. Starting in 1901, he attended Indiana Law School in Indianapolis and was admitted into the Indiana State Bar Association. He graduated in 1903. He married Georgia W. Frohlinger that same year, on September 30.[1]

Career and life

After graduating, he moved to Versailles, Indiana, where he operated his own law firm, Jackson & Jackson. He owned farms, co-owned Jackson Abstracts, Inc., and would serve as president of the Bank of Versailles. With Georgia, he had two sons, Norris and Amos Wade Jackson. The younger, Norris, died as an infant.[1]

He became active politically, serving as Ripley County deputy prosecutor. In 1911, he was elected to the Indiana State Senate. During his tenure, Georgia died in 1915. His term in the Senate ended in 1917. In November 1919, he married Ethel Jaekle.[1]

In May 1924, he announced his candidacy for Sixth Judicial Circuit Judge.[5]

Later life and death

Jackson was a freemason, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, and was active in the Ripley County Bar Association.[1] He practiced law until he died on May 1, 1957, at his home in Versailles.[1] [2]

Legacy

The Indiana State Library has a collection of documents and archival materials related to Jackson.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eliason . Laura . Collection: Amos Wade Jackson collection . Indiana State Library Manuscripts Catalog . . 19 April 2020 . February 2019.
  2. News: Ex-State Senator at Versailles Dead . 19 April 2020 . The Indianapolis News . Newspapers.com . Newspapers.com . 2 May 1957 . 30.
  3. Web site: Indiana Politicians By Letter . Capitol & Washington . 19 April 2020 . en . 6 March 2015.
  4. Book: Indiana. General Assembly. Legislative and State Manual of Indiana .... 1913. W. B. Burford. 120.
  5. News: Rowland H. Jackson announcing nomination for Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit . 19 April 2020 . The Scott County Journal . 30 April 1924 . 12.
  6. Web site: Rowland H. Jackson, Ripley County Selective Service Board documents, 1917-1918 . Indiana State Library Manuscripts Catalog . Indiana State Library . 19 April 2020.