Arthur Jackson (Irish politician)
Arthur Jackson | |
|---|---|
 Jackson in December 1922 | |
| Senator | |
| In office 11 December 1922 – 12 December 1928 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1853 County Armagh, Ireland |
| Died | 6 February 1938 (aged 84–85) County Sligo, Ireland |
| Political party | Independent |
Arthur Jackson (1853 – 6 February 1938) was an Irish politician. He was an independent member of Seanad Éireann from 1922 to 1928.[1] From County Armagh, moved to County Sligo following his marriage to the daughter of a local merchant family, the Pollexfens.[2] He was nominated to the Seanad by the President of the Executive Council in 1922 for 6 years.[3] He did not contest the 1928 Seanad election.[1]
Businessman and "the last of the great merchants who made Sligo famous as a trading port",[4] Arthur Jackson was born in Belfast. He moved to Sligo in the 1870s, was High Sheriff of the county in 1899 and died at his home, Lisroyan House, Sligo, on 6 February 1938.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Arthur Jackson". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "Members of the First Seanad: Biographies – Jackson, Arthur". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "President's nominees for Seanad". Houses of the Oireachtas. 6 December 1922. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Merchant princes of Sligo" (PDF). Sligo Library. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ Sligo Champion, 12 February 1938, p.5