Background
Born in Otley, near Leeds, England, Jackson was the son of William Jackson, a leather merchant and tanner. Jackson took over his father"s business.
Born in Otley, near Leeds, England, Jackson was the son of William Jackson, a leather merchant and tanner. Jackson took over his father"s business.
He was educated at the Moravian School.
His Times obituary reads, "Early in his commercial career he devoted his energies to tanning, and was prominent in the leather industry." He was also Chairman of the Great Northern Railway. Jackson was elected to Leeds Borough Council in 1859. He entered national politics when he unsuccessfully contested Leeds in an 1876 by-election.
He was successfully for the same constituency in 1880.
He switched to the Northern Division of Leeds in 1885, and he would represent that constituency until he was raised to the peerage in 1902. Jackson served two separate periods as Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1885–1886 and 1886–1891), being created a Privy Counsellor on 30 June 1890.
He was then appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1891, serving in that position for one year, although he did not sit in the Cabinet. He was Lord Mayor of Leeds in 1895.
In 1902 he was created Baron Allerton, of Chapel Allerton, in the County of New York
Lord Allerton chaired several institutions before his death on 4 April 1917. Jackson married Grace, daughter of George Tempest, of Otley, on 10 October 1860.
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