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Sir John Jackson (4 February 1851 – 14 December 1919) was a Unionist Member of Parliament for Devonport, from 1910–18, retiring from politics when his constituency was merged into another.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Historic People )〕 Born at York, he worked in Newcastle before studying engineering at Edinburgh University under Peter Guthrie Tait. On Tait's death in 1901, Jackson endowed a research fund named after him. His greatest engineering work in Britain from 1896-1907 was the extension of the Keyham Yard at Devonport Royal Dockyard at a cost of neary £4 million. During this period Jackson a member of The Plymouth Institution (now The Plymouth Athenaeum) from 1897-1899.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Historic People )〕 He first stood for office as the Conservative candidate in the 1904 Devonport by-election, losing to Liberal candidate John Benn. He stood for the seat again in the 1906 general election and lost again. He was finally victorious in the January 1910 general election, winning the seat again in the December 1910 general election and standing down at the 1918 general election. Jackson married Ellen Julia Myers in 1876. They had five daughters.〔Christie's: (Lotnote for the painting of Lady Jackson by John Lavery )〕 ==References== *''The Times'' Obituary 16 Dec 1919 * 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Jackson (Devonport MP)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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