Ralph Ward Jackson

Ralph Ward Jackson
Ralph Ward Jackson
In office
1868–1874
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byThomas Richardson
Personal details
Born(1806-06-07)7 June 1806
Normanby, England
Died6 August 1880(1880-08-06) (aged 74)
London, England
PartyConservative
SpouseSusanna Swainson
Children1
ProfessionRailway promoter, entrepreneur

Ralph Ward Jackson (7 June 1806, Normanby – 6 August 1880, London) was a British railway promoter, entrepreneur, and politician. He founded West Hartlepool, England, in the 19th century.

Life

Son of William and Susanna Louisa Ward-Jackson, he was a Conservative elected at the 1868 general election as the first Member of Parliament for The Hartlepools but was defeated at the 1874 general election.

Ward Jackson Park, located on the western end of Elwick Road in Hartlepool, is named in his memory.

Statue of Ralph Ward Jackson, Church Street, Hartlepool

Family

Jackson married Susanna Swainson, daughter of the industrialist Charles Swainson, in 1829. They had one son.

References

  1. ↑ Boase, F., Modern English biography, 6 vols, 1892-1921
  2. 1 2 Waller, Philip. "Jackson, Ralph Ward 1806–1880)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37591. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 143. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  4. ↑ "Ward Jackson Park". Hartlepool History Then and Now. Retrieved 1 March 2010.