Samuel Jacob Jackson

For other people named Samuel Jackson, see Samuel Jackson (disambiguation).

Samuel Jacob Jackson (February 18, 1848 – May 29, 1942) was a Canadian politician.^[1]

Samuel Jacob Jackson
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Selkirk
In office November 3, 1904 – October 26, 1908
Preceded by	William McCreary
Succeeded by	George Henry Bradbury
9th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
In office February 25, 1891 – January 15, 1895
Preceded by	William Winram
Succeeded by	Finlay Young
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Rockwood
In office January 23, 1883 – December 7, 1899
Preceded by	John Aikins
Succeeded by	Isaac Riley
Personal details
Born	(1848-02-18)February 18, 1848 Stradbally, Ireland
Died	May 29, 1942(1942-05-29) (aged 94)
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	merchant and mill owner

Born in Stradbally, Queen's County, Ireland, the son of Samuel Jackson and Elizabeth Sutcliffe, Jackson was educated at Brampton^[2] and at Brantford, Ontario.^[3] He moved west to Manitoba in 1871. Jackson later became a partner in a mercantile firm in Winnipeg. In 1878, he married Ida Isabella Clark. Jackson later moved to Stonewall, where he was a merchant and mill owner.^[4]

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the electoral district of Rockwood in 1883, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1892 and 1896. He was defeated in 1899.^[5] From 1891 to 1895, he was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[1]

He was first returned to House of Commons of Canada in the general elections of 1904 for the riding of Selkirk. A Liberal, he was defeated in 1908.^[1] He was an Alderman in the Winnipeg City Council in 1877, 1878 and 1880.^[5] Jackson was chairman of the Board of Works for Winnipeg in 1882.^[3]