Background
He was the eldest son of Strettell Jackson of Peterborough, County Cork.
He was the eldest son of Strettell Jackson of Peterborough, County Cork.
He attended Trinity College, Dublin, before being called to the Irish Bar.
He was the Queen"s Second Serjeant for Ireland. He held the office of Chairman of County Londonderry sessions, which he resigned to seek election to Parliament. He was Member of Parliament for Bandon in 1835-1841.
On 10 November 1841 he was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland.
This preferment had the effect of vacating his Parliamentary seat. Instead of seeking re-election in Bandon, Jackson stood for Dublin University.
He represented that seat between 11 February 1842 and 9 September 1842. He was then appointed a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland) 1842-1848.
He resigned his Parliamentary seat by accepting the Chiltern Hundreds, so he could take up the judicial post.
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He was also made a member of the Privy Council of Ireland.