Ralph Ward Jackson
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]
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]
Family
Jackson married in 1829 Susanna Swainson, daughter of the industrialist Charles Swainson. They had one son.[2]
References
- ^ Boase, F., Modern English biography, 6 vols, 1892-1921
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37591. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ "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. OCLC 8219630.
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