Sir Henry Jackson, 1st Baronet

Sir Henry Jackson, 1st Baronet (22 August 1875 – 23 February 1937^[1]) was a British mineralogist^[2] and later Conservative Party^[3] politician.

He was elected at the 1924 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wandsworth Central,^[3] but was narrowly defeated at the 1929 general election by the Labour Party candidate, Archibald Church.^[3] At the next election, in 1931, Church did not stand again, and Jackson retook the seat with a large majority.^[3] He was re-elected in 1935,^[3] and held the seat until his death in 1937,^[3] aged 61.^[1]

He was knighted on 1 March 1924,^[4] and made a baronet on 4 July 1935^[5] for "services in connection with transport questions".^[6] The title became extinct on his death.^[7]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)
^ L. J. Spencer, "Biographical notices of mineralogists recently deceased (Seventh series)", The Mineralogical Magazine, no. 165, vol. XXV, June 1939, p. 293
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 56. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
^ "No. 32915". The London Gazette. 4 March 1924. p. 1922.
^ "No. 34179". The London Gazette. 12 July 1935. p. 4522.
^ "No. 34166". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1935. pp. 3591–3592.
^ "Baronets: J". Leigh Rayment's baronetage pages. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links[]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Jackson

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir John Norton-Griffiths	Member of Parliament for Wandsworth Central 1924 – 1929	Succeeded by Archibald Church
Preceded by Archibald Church	Member of Parliament for Wandsworth Central 1931 – 1937	Succeeded by Harry Nathan
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baronet (of Wandsworth) 1935–1937	Extinct

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[rayment-hc-1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)

[2] L. J. Spencer, "Biographical notices of mineralogists recently deceased (Seventh series)", The Mineralogical Magazine, no. 165, vol. XXV, June 1939, p. 293

[craig1885-1918-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 56. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.

[4] "No. 32915". The London Gazette. 4 March 1924. p. 1922.

[5] "No. 34179". The London Gazette. 12 July 1935. p. 4522.

[6] "No. 34166". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1935. pp. 3591–3592.

[rayment-bt-7] "Baronets: J". Leigh Rayment's baronetage pages. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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