Personal
Birth Date: 31 December 1856 (Manchester, England)
Death Date: 12 February 1938 (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
Parents: James Jackson and Hannah (nee Hilton)
Family: Mary Hannah Welch on 5 January 1878 at Charters Towers
Religion: Church of England
Career
Worked in crushing mills at Charters Towers and Ravenswood; Worked at Cape River Batteries and Mines, 1882; Acquired grazing farm, Cape River, where he combined grazing, dairying and gold mining, 1888; President, Ravenswood Miners' Association; Chairman, Ravenswood Divisional Board
Parliamentary Representation:
| House |
Party |
Electorate |
From |
To |
Elected/Departure Reason |
| Assembly |
ALP |
Kennedy |
13 May 1893 |
18 May 1907 |
|
| Assembly |
MIN |
Kennedy |
18 May 1907 |
19 Nov 1907 |
|
| Assembly |
OPP |
Kennedy |
19 Nov 1907 |
18 Feb 1908 |
|
| Assembly |
MIN |
Kennedy |
18 Feb 1908 |
2 Oct 1909 |
|
Parliamentary Service
| Description |
From |
To |
| Secretary for Mines and Public Works |
29 Jun 1909 |
22 Oct 1909 |
| Chairman of Committees |
29 Sep 1903 |
31 Dec 1907 |
Additional Information
Notes: Member, Hospital Board, the School of Arts; President, Queensland Temperance Alliance and Queensland Patriotic Fund; Member, Royal Commission Liquor Licensing, 1900
Sources: Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 115216; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)