Oscar Lawrence Jackson

Oscar Lawrence Jackson (born September 2, 1840 in Shenango , Lawrence County , Pennsylvania , †  February 16, 1920 in New Castle , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1885 and 1889 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Oscar Jackson attended his home public schools, Tansy Hill Select School and Darlington Academy . He then taught in Hocking County , Ohio as a teacher. Between 1861 and 1865 he served as an officer in the Union Army during the Civil War . He rose to lieutenant colonel and brevet colonel. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1867, he began to work in New Castle in this profession. From 1868 to 1871 he also worked there as a district attorney. In 1877 and 1878 he was a member of a commission for the revision of municipal laws and urban government structures.

Politically, Jackson joined the Republican Party . In the congressional election of 1884 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 24th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded George Van Eman Lawrence on March 4, 1885 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1889 . In 1888 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Oscar Jackson practiced again as a lawyer in New Castle. In June 1896 he took part as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in St. Louis , at which William McKinley was nominated as a candidate for president. He died on February 16, 1920 in New Castle, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Oscar Lawrence Jackson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Oscar Lawrence Jackson in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
George Van Eman Lawrence	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (24th constituency) March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1889	Joseph Warren Ray