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Ralph Ward Jackson

Ralph Ward Jackson

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Ralph Ward Jackson (7 June 1806, Normanby – 6 August 1880, London)[1] was a British railway promoter, entrepreneur and politician. He founded West Hartlepool, England in the 19th century.[2]

Ralph Ward Jackson

Life

Son of William and Susanna Louisa Ward-Jackson, a Conservative, he was elected at the 1868 general election as the first the Member of Parliament for The Hartlepools, but was defeated at the 1874 general election.[3]

Ward Jackson Park, which is located on the westerly end of Elwick Road in Hartlepool is named in his memory.[4]

Statue of Ralph Ward Jackson, Church Street, Hartlepool

Family

Jackson married in 1829 Susanna Swainson, daughter of the industrialist Charles Swainson. They had one son.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Boase, F., Modern English biography, 6 vols, 1892-1921
  2. [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 or UK public library membership required.)
  3. [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. [4]
    "Ward Jackson Park". Hartlepool History Then and Now. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  • Waggott, Eric (1980). Jackson's Town: The Story of the Creation of West Hartlepool and the Success and downfall of its founder, Ralph Ward Jackson. Printability Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-9501306-1-3. OCLC 8219630.
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