Pickmore Jackson
| Pickmore Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from Saugus | |
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In office 1844–1844 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin F. Newhall |
| Succeeded by | No representative chosen1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 7, 1822 Saugus, Massachusetts |
| Died |
February 9, 1892 (aged 69) Saugus, Massachusetts |
| Spouse(s) | Lura Nourse (1848–1892; her death) |
| Occupation | Shoe manufacturer |
Pickmore Jackson (November 7, 1822–February 9, 1892) was an American shoe manufacturer and politician from Saugus, Massachusetts.
Jackson was born in Saugus on November 7, 1822 to William and Mary Jackson.[1] In 1842 he began his manufacturing shoes.[2] In 1844, Jackson represented Saugus in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[3] He later served on the town's school committee.[4] On September 14, 1848, Jackson married Lura Nourse. The couple had five children. They remained married until her death on January 29, 1892. Jackson died eleven days later on February 9.[1]
Notes
- 1.^ Until 1857, a majority of votes at a town meeting was needed to elect a representative to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. If no person received a majority of votes, no representative was sent.[3]
References
- 1 2 Seward, Josiah Lafayette (1921). A history of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, 1777-1917, Volume 2. Higginson Book Co.
- ↑ Duane Hamilton Hurd, ed. (1888). History of Essex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1. J. W. Lewis & Company. p. 394. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- 1 2 Duane Hamilton Hurd, ed. (1888). History of Essex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1. J. W. Lewis & Company. p. 414. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ↑ Massachusetts Board of Education (1862). Annual Report of the Board of Education. Annual Report of the Board of Education.
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