Background
Jackson was born at Downsview, Ontario, of Irish ancestry.
Jackson was born at Downsview, Ontario, of Irish ancestry.
He served on the 1st Council of the Northwest Territories for Qu"Appelle from 1884 to 1886. He worked as a lawyer for a time at Chatham, Ontario, before moving to the Qu"Appelle Valley in 1880. At Qu"Appelle he would farm and get involved with the railway, eventually raising to the position of President of the Qu"Appelle and Wood Mountain Railway.
He was also a justice of the peace.
He was elected in 1883 to the Council of the North West Territories, and resigned his seat in September 1886, owing to his activities as president of the railway. He later resided at Indian Head, Saskatchewan.
He died at Vancouver, British Columbia in 1934. 1884 election
1885 election.