Horace J. Jackson
Horace J. Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 13th district | |
| In office January 3, 1881 – January 8, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1845 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 7, 1915 (aged 69) |
| Party | Workingmen's (1877–1881) Democratic (1881–1901) Union Labor (1901–1908) |
| Spouse | May |
| Children | 8 |
| Occupation | Drayman, dockworker, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | c. 1861–1865 |
| Battles/wars | Civil War |
Horace J. Jackson (August 1845 – January 7, 1915)[1][2] was an American drayman, dockworker and politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1881 to 1883.[3] A founding member of the Workingmen's Party of California,[1] he was elected in 1880 on a Workingmen's-Democratic Fusion ticket.[4] He was later active in Democratic[5] and Union Labor Party politics.[6][7]
Jackson served in the Union Army under General George McClellan during the Civil War.[1] He was a member of the Riggers' and Stevedores' Union[2] and spoke in favor of the Union Labor Party shortly after its foundation. As the San Francisco Examiner wrote:
Horace Jackson of the Longshoremen's Union said the laboring man was always looking for someone in the so-called educated classes to be his master. There is no need, he said, to do so. The wageworker is intelligent enough to manage his own affairs, political or otherwise.
— San Francisco Examiner, September 4, 1901[8]
References
- ^ a b c "THE CANDIDATES". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco. November 2, 1880. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ a b "DIED". San Francisco Evening Bulletin. San Francisco. January 11, 1915. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ "Horace J. Jackson". JoinCalifornia. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ "OUR TICKET". The Daily Examiner. San Francisco. November 1, 1880. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ "THE DEMOCRACY". The Daily Examiner. San Francisco. June 22, 1882. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ "Union Labor Primary Tickets Are Placed in the Field". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco. August 10, 1907. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ "ROLPH'S PICTURE REDUCES RENTAL". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco. August 1, 1911. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ "LABOR DELEGATES TALK OF TICKET". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco. September 4, 1901. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
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