Alfred Metcalf Jackson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin R. Ridgely |
| Succeeded by | Philip P. Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfred Metcalf Jackson 14 July 1860 South Carrollton, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | 11 June 1924 (aged 63) Winfield, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
Alfred Metcalf Jackson (July 14, 1860 – June 11, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.
Born in South Carrollton, Kentucky, Jackson attended the common schools and West Kentucky College, and then studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced. He moved to Howard, Kansas, in 1881 and engaged in the practice of law. He served as prosecuting attorney of Elk County in 1890. He served as judge of the thirteenth judicial district of Kansas in 1892. He moved to Winfield, Kansas, in 1898.
Jackson was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903). While in Congress he introduced a bill proposing government ownership of telegraph lines which attracted considerable attention. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1902, but in 1904 Jackson was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention that nominated Alton B. Parker and Henry G. Davis.[1] He resumed the practice of law in Winfield, Kansas, and died there on June 11, 1924. He was interred at the Highland Mausoleum in Winfield.[2]
Notes
- ^ Frank W. Blackmar, ed. (1912). "Alfred Metcalf Jackson". Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc ... II. Chicago: Standard Pub Co. p. 17.
- ^ Alfred Metcalf Jackson at Find a Grave
References
- United States Congress. "Alfred Metcalf Jackson (id: J000003)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Edwin R. Ridgely | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | Succeeded by Philip P. Campbell |
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