George H. Jackson (diplomat)

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George H. Jackson (28 February 1863, Natick – 19??) was an American lawyer, consul, and political activist. He is sometimes confused with George Henry Jackson (1846-1925), who was elected to the Ohio State House of Representatives in 1892 [1] and who was appointed treasurer at the founding meeting of the Niagara Movement.[2]

He went to the Congo Free State in 1893 where he served as a medical missionary until 1895.[3]

Jackson was appointed Consul at La Rochelle, France in 1898 to 1908[4] and then Cognac from 1908 to 1914.[5]

In 1919 he was appointed to the Chicago Commission on Race Relations.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "George Henry Jackson". Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  2. ^ Bundles, A'lelia. "The Niagara Movement: A Distant Personal Connection « A'Lelia Bundles". www.aleliabundles.com. A'lelia Bundles. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Spotlight on Dr. George Henry Jackson". HistoryAtState. Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. ^ Washington, Booker T.; Harlan, Louis R. (1980). Booker T. Washington Papers Volume 9: 1906-8. Assistant Editor, Nan E. Woodruff. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252007712.
  5. ^ Krasnoff, Lindsay Sarah (27 February 2015). "The Rugby-Loving U.S. Consul in St. Étienne". HuffPost. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  6. ^ The Negro in Chicago; a study of race relations and a race riot. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press. 1922. Retrieved 30 June 2019.