Frank D. Jackson

Frank Darr Jackson (born January 26, 1854 in Arcade , Wyoming County , New York , † November 16, 1938 in Redlands , California ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) and from 1894 to 1896 the 15th governor of the state of Iowa .

Early years and political advancement

Jackson attended Iowa Agricultural College after elementary school , from which today's Iowa State University emerged. He then studied law at the University of Iowa Law School . After being admitted to the bar in 1875, he began practicing law in Greene .

Jackson held his first public office in the administration of the Senate of Iowa . Between 1885 and 1891 he was Secretary of State in Iowa. Finally, in 1893, he was elected as the new governor of his state as his party's candidate against incumbent Horace Boies .

Governor of Iowa

Jackson took office on January 11, 1894. During his two-year term in office, he succeeded in obtaining additional funds from the legislature to finance his administration. A very controversial issue at the time was the Iowa Prohibition Act . The governor enacted the so-called Mulct Law in 1895 , which left it to the local administrations to decide the prohibition question at their level. Jackson did not seek a second term in 1895 and therefore resigned on January 16, 1896 from his office.

After the end of his governorship, Jackson withdrew from politics. He became President of Royal Life Life Insurance. He then spent his retirement in California. He died there in 1938. Governor Jackson was married to Anna F. Brock, with whom he had four children.

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SURNAME	Jackson, Frank D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Jackson, Frank Darr
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician (Republican Party)
DATE OF BIRTH	January 26, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH	Arcade , New York
DATE OF DEATH	November 16, 1938
Place of death	Redlands , California